Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West
Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM (PKZ809) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 AM AKST Tue Feb 17 2026 |  |
Today: E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight: E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Wed: SW winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Wed Night: SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu: W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Thu Night: W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Fri: E winds 15 kt. Sat: E winds 35 kt. | |
| Zone Forecast: Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM (PKZ809) | |
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