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Spot Forecast for Harding Drive Fuel Break...Northern Forestry Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
454 AM AKDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 AKDT on October 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Snow chances diminish Friday morning. Temperatures remain cool
Friday with cold overnight lows falling into the teens under a
potentially quite strong inversion. Winds are generally light,
shifting more easterly late Friday and then strengthening late
Saturday. Warmer temperatures are expected Saturday and Sunday.
Chances of rain/snow return Sunday, but chances remain slight with
very low chances of wetting precipitation.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow early in the morning.
CWR.................6 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 34.
Min humidity........54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 3 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9am.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 18.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 4 mph.
Inversion setup.....7pm.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 39.
Min humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east around 5 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...11am.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds around 6 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...STOKES
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622491.4/AFG
.DELDT 10/02/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dnf.dffp.nfdc@alaska.gov