Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM (PKZ854) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 346 AM AKDT Sun Aug 2 2026 |  |
Today: SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. Tonight: SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. Mon: SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. Mon Night: S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. Tue: E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Tue Night: N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wed: N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Thu: N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM (PKZ854) | |
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