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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 >

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Fairbanks, AK Local Forecast Office

Port Safety AK

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:S wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 30 °F

      S 20kt
      < 1ft

    • Tonight

      Tonight:SSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow before midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: 14 °F

      SSW 20kt
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 17 °FFalling Temperatures

      WSW 15kt
      < 1ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:W wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: -14 °F

      W 15kt
      < 1ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: -3 °FFalling Temperatures

      W 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: -20 °F

      W 10kt⇓
      < 1ft

    • Friday

      Friday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of snow after 3pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 2 °FFalling Temperatures

      Light Wind
      < 1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

      Low: -4 °F

      ⇑E 10kt
      < 1ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:ESE wind around 10 kt. Snow likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

      High: 21 °FFalling Temperatures

      ESE 10kt
      < 1ft


High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:22 pm AKST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm AKST Feb 17, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 23, 2026

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Detailed Forecast


This Afternoon
S wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight
SSW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Snow with areas of blowing snow before midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
WSW wind 10 to 15 kt. A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
W wind around 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of snow after 3pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. A chance of snow. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday
ESE wind around 10 kt. Snow likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 64.46°N 164.85°W
Last Update: 1:22 pm AKST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm AKST Feb 17, 2026-6pm AKST Feb 23, 2026
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