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Spot Forecast for DENA Fall 2026 RX...US Wildland Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
448 AM AKDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 AKDT on October 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
After these recent snow showers, this afternoon should begin
drier weather conditions. Highs will remain in the lower to mid
20s with lows overnight dropping as low as the single digits Friday
morning. Northwest winds will dominate, but should be fairly
light light overall. Each night, beginning Wednesday through at
least Friday will be fairly clear, allowing for the potential of
an inversion to set up. Snow showers are expected to return as
early as Saturday morning as another front moves through the area.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of snow
                    early in the morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 26.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent).
CWR.................4 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 10 above.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Inversion setup.....0100 AKDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 23.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...1000 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows around 5. Highs in the mid 20s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast
winds around 13 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...LEWIS
Requested by...Sophie Kuehn
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623134.14/AFG
.DELDT 10/21/26
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.EMAIL sophie_kuehn@nps.gov