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FNAK71 PAFC 081631
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRANITE CREEK RX...SOA DFFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
831 AM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MAY 08.
DISCUSSION
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN
CHANCES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE DAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY THIS EVENING. RAIN
BECOMES MORE SCATTERED BY SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
EASTERLY TODAY, TURNING NORTHEASTERLY BY SATURDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE
UPPER 40S THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (345-2871 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 81 81 81 84 84 84 56 56
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30
TEMP............37 40 42 44 46 47 48 48 48
RH..............64 58 52 49 45 44 43 43 45
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
VENT (M^2/S)....345 28712871287128712871287121182118
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (360-2118 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........56 87 87 87 89 89 89 92 92 92 88 88
WEATHER COV.....SCT NUM NUM NUM CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RN RN RN RS RS RS RS RS
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............47 46 44 42 40 39 38 36 36 35 35 35
RH..............46 49 53 59 65 68 70 72 73 72 72 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE N N N E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9
VENT (M^2/S)....2118211821182118360 360 360 360 360 360 878 878
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (878-3467 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 85 85 85 86 86 86 74 74 74 61 61
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............35 35 35 38 42 46 48 50 51 52 52 52
RH..............73 73 73 66 60 54 51 49 49 47 50 51
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 14 14 14 15 15 15 13 13 13 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.8 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 8 8
VENT (M^2/S)....878 878 878 878 34673467346734673467346729022902
FORECASTER...RIBAIL
REQUESTED BY...JERED KEMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/26
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