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Spot Forecast for MID WDP MPTR...USWFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
520 AM AKDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 AKDT on October 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Cloudy conditions will continue at the ignition site through
Tuesday, with highs likely to rise into the low 40s with lows in
the 20s. Spotty light snow in the area will largely end by this
afternoon. Dry conditions will continue through midweek, with
winds generally remaining below 10 mph. By Thursday, east winds
could increase to as high as 15 to 20 mph. A cooling trend is
expected through the week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of snow
                    in the morning.
CWR.................7 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 42.
Min humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 6 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 39.
Min humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...11 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. East
winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Bevin Protas
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622931.5/AFG
.DELDT 10/12/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bprotas@blm.gov