Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
693
FNAK52 PAFC 161226
FWFALU
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system continues to lift across the Alaska
Peninsula and will move into the Southwest mainland this morning
and will bring widespread wetting rains across the region through
Monday afternoon.
AKZ752-170315-
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-
INCLUDING...ANIAK...KALSKAG
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 60-65 (-6) 50-53 (-1) 56-59
RH % (24H TREND) 70-77 (+20) 90-96 (+6) 69-83
20FTWND(MPH) E 16-23 G31 SE 12-20 S 6-15 G25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1995 2294
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)E 22 SW 16
CWR 60 80 50
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44957 32928
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ753-170315-
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-
INCLUDING...SLEETMUTE...CROOKED CREEK
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 60-69 (-4) 50-52 (-1) 55-58
RH % (24H TREND) 62-77 (+12) 91-95 (+5) 76-85
20FTWND(MPH) E 7-18 G29 SE 4-15 G26 S 6-16 G26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1971 2270
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 18 S 17
CWR 70 90 60
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38130 37665
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ754-170315-
LIME VILLAGE-
INCLUDING...LIME VILLAGE
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 69-73 (+2) 48-51 (-1) 54-58
RH % (24H TREND) 51-60 (-2) 83-91 (+3) 65-77
20FTWND(MPH) E 5-18 G34 SE 2-10 G25 S 11-18 G31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2298 2163
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 13 S 18
CWR 40 90 80
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50984 35880
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY, SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ756-170315-
INLAND KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING...BETHEL...KWETHLUK...AKIACHAK...KASIGLUK
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 59-64 (-6) 48-51 (-2) 54-61
RH % (24H TREND) 68-81 (+17) 89-98 (+5) 74-88
20FTWND(MPH) E 8-20 E 4-13 G21 S 10-16 G26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1812 2177
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)E 20 SW 18
CWR 60 70 60
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37040 38467
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ764-170315-
NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-
INCLUDING...DILLINGHAM...MANOKOTAK...TOGIAK
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 56-60 (-1) 48-50 (-2) 52-54
RH % (24H TREND) 85-91 (+8) 97-99 (+3) 87-95
20FTWND(MPH) SE 11-21 S 9-18 SW 17-25 G37
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1651 2425
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 18 SW 23
CWR 80 80 70
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33932 56368
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ765-170315-
INLAND BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING...NEW STUYAHOK...KOLIGANEK...ALEKNAGIK
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 57-61 (+1) 47-50 (-2) 52-56
RH % (24H TREND) 76-87 (+5) 93-99 (+5) 78-90
20FTWND(MPH) SE 12-28 SE 9-25 S 14-21 G34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2037 2349
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 24 SW 21
CWR 90 90 70
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54770 44309
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ766-170315-
LAKE ILIAMNA / NILA VENA / NANVARPAK-
INCLUDING...ILIAMNA...KOKHANEK...NONDALTON...PORT ALSWORTH
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 100 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 59-65 (+1) 49-52 (-2) 52-58
RH % (24H TREND) 62-83 (+7) 87-95 (+4) 71-88
20FTWND(MPH) SE 11-31 SE 7-24 G34 SW 9-20 G35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2381 2405
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 24 SW 25
CWR 70 100 80
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66148 53096
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY, SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY, SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ763-170315-
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING SALMON)-
INCLUDING...NAKNEK...KING SALMON
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 63-64 (+1) 47-49 (-3) 54-55
RH % (24H TREND) 71-75 (+5) 94-96 (+5) 80-85
20FTWND(MPH) SE 8-22 S 11-24 SW 15-21 G33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1750 2164
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 23 SW 24
CWR 60 60 60
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38782 51578
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ762-170315-
NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...EGEGIK...PILOT POINT
426 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 59-65 (+3) 49-53 (-2) 55-62
RH % (24H TREND) 68-80 (+2) 86-93 (+2) 69-82
20FTWND(MPH) SE 12-27 S 11-21 G35 SW 7-18 G34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2094 2500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 23 SW 23
CWR 70 60 50
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48387 52357
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$