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FNAK71 PAFC 121644
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRANITE CREEK RX...SOA DFFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
844 AM AKDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MAY 12.
DISCUSSION
FAIRLY STEADY STATE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS AS A FRONT PUSHES INTO THE COAST AND WEAKENS. STRONG
WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL PICK UP SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES, BUT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE ON
WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (706-3122 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 (%).........85 75 75 75 71 71 71 82 82
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RS RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 20 30 30
TEMP............41 43 45 47 48 49 50 51 51
RH..............53 49 47 45 43 44 44 44 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 14 14 14 14 14 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 20 20 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12
VENT (M^2/S)....706 31223122312231223122312219761976
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO
9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (423-1976 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 67 67 67 78 78 78 74 74 74 69 69
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............51 51 49 47 45 44 43 41 41 40 40 40
RH..............46 48 52 57 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9
VENT (M^2/S)....1976197619761976423 423 423 423 423 423 596 596
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (596-2918 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 (%).........69 54 54 54 55 55 55 57 57 57 52 52
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 30 30
TEMP............40 40 42 44 46 48 49 51 51 52 52 51
RH..............70 71 67 62 59 55 52 48 48 48 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
VENT (M^2/S)....596 596 596 596 12231223122312231223122329182918
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...JERED KEMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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