Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM (PKZ861) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 345 AM AKDT Fri Mar 20 2026 |  |
Today: W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Tonight: W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat: W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. Sat Night: W winds 20 kt. Sun: W winds 10 kt. Sun Night: SE winds 10 kt. Mon: E winds 10 kt. Seas calm. Tue: S winds 5 kt. Seas calm. | |
| Zone Forecast: Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM (PKZ861) | |
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