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Spot Forecast for Kopshesut...Alaska Fire Service-Galena Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
553 PM AKDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Cloudy skies will work to keep temperatures on the cooler side
tonight with min RHs around 45%. These conditions will continue
through Friday before a warming and drying trend moves in this
weekend as high pressure builds over the Bering Sea. High
temperatures will rise into the upper 60s and low 70s through
Sunday, with min RH values dropping to around 35%. Winds will
remain out of the southwest through Friday with winds gusting up
to 20 mph at times in the afternoons. Winds are expected to weaken
and turn towards the east/southeast by Saturday. Little to no
showers or thunderstorms are expected.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
CWR.................2 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds around 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 0000 AKDT.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................4 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds around 15 mph becoming light
and out of the west.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 4100 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds around 5 mph becoming easterly.
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2200 AKDT.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 4700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0700 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SANTIAGO
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614999.14/AFG
.DELDT 06/11/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL akyfdc@firenet.gov,dwidmer@blm.gov