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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Interior Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK
1235 PM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Key Messages...

- Valley highs remain in the 50s through the weekend, with
  minimum RHs of 40 to 55 percent.

- Scattered showers Friday night into Saturday and another wave
  Sunday will yield light rainfall totals.

- Southerly gusts to 35 mph at higher elevations east of Tanacross
  diminish Saturday afternoon, while areas of Fortymile Country
  will see east/southeast winds gusting to 20 mph Friday night
  before turning south/southwest and gusting to 25 mph Saturday.

AKZ935-191445-
Fortymile Country-
Including the cities of Eagle, Chicken,
and the Taylor Highway north of MP 9
1235 PM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.Above 3000 ft...
                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)  Pcldy (60%)  Mcldy (90%)
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           30           50
CWR                   20           10           10           30
CWR25                 10           0            0            10
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      31 (+1)      50 (+3)      29           48
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     50 (-13)     98           63
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 6-10 G19   S 5-9 G23    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 4-8 G18   SW 6-10 G21  E 3-7        Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    500          2700         400          2000
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 12        SW 17        NE  8        SE  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    6000         45900        3200         14000

Remarks...None.

.Below 3000 ft...
                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (70%)  Pcldy (60%)  Mcldy (90%)
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           30           60
CWR                   20           10           10           30
CWR25                 0            0            0            10
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      33 (+1)      55 (+3)      32           52
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+2)      44 (-12)     96           56
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E 3-7        S 3-7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 4-8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2800         300          2000
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9         SW 14        NE  7        SE  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    3600         39200        2100         14000

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Light winds.

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AKZ936-191445-
Upper Tanana Valley-
Including the cities of Tok, Tanacross, Tetlin, Northway, Alcan,
the Alaska Highway east of MP 1392,
the Taylor Highway south of MP 9,
and the Tok Cutoff north of MP 105
1235 PM AKDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.East of Tanacross...
                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy (60%)  Pcldy (50%)  Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           20           30
CWR                   20           10           10           10
CWR25                 0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      31 (-2)      57 (+9)      30           53
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+7)      44 (-18)     95           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 4-8 G32    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 4-8 G36    SE 3-7 G18   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2500         300          2000
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12        SW 10        E  6         SE  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    4800         25000        1800         14000

Remarks...None.

.West of Tanacross...
                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (80%)  Pcldy (70%)  Mcldy (70%)  Mcldy (90%)
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           30           30
CWR                   20           10           10           10
CWR25                 10           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      32 (0)       55 (+4)      32           52
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+3)      44 (-11)     90           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 3-7       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE 3-7       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2600         300          2200
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9         S  8         NE  6        SE  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    3600         20800        1800         15400

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 50. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph.

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