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FNAK71 PAFC 161624
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRANITE CREEK RX...SOA DFFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
824 AM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MAY 16.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE WITH
GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL THEN BECOME EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST. THE EAST WINDS
WILL THEN SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE FRONT LIFT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. CHANCES FOR RAIN
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FOR SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
WETTING RAINS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS BETWEEN 12 AND 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT THROUGH MID MORNING RISING TO
4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (298-5146 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 18 18 18 46 46 46 48 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 46 49 51 52 54 55 55 54
RH..............66 57 50 45 43 40 38 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 10 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 7 7 7 12 12 12 14 14
VENT (M^2/S)....298 48954895489548954895489551465146
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO
20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
THIS EVENING SHIFTING TO THE EAST 4 TO 8
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH TONIGHT AND THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 4000 FT IN THE EVENING FALLING TO AROUND
600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9
MPH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (455-5146 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 52 52 52 84 84 84 87 87 87 88 88
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
TEMP............53 51 49 47 44 43 42 40 40 40 39 38
RH..............36 38 41 45 50 52 55 58 58 58 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 13 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
VENT (M^2/S)....5146514651465146455 455 455 455 455 455 800 800
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 18 MPH AT TIMES
BEGINNING LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT IN THE MORNING RISING TO
3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (800-5146 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 88 88 88 83 83 83 70 70 70 70 70
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30
TEMP............38 39 40 42 45 47 50 52 53 54 53 52
RH..............61 60 57 53 48 44 41 39 38 38 39 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 8 9 9 9 3 3 3 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 13 13 17 17 17 13 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9
VENT (M^2/S)....800 800 800 800 51465146514651465146514640324032
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...JERED KEMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/16/26
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