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FNAK71 PAFC 141632
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRANITE CREEK RX...SOA DFFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
832 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MAY 14.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS DAYS, WITH A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUDS ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE TALKEETNAS BY EVENING WILL BRING A BETTER
CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME
AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. CHANCES FOR RAIN THEN DECREASE BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. WINDS WILL AGAIN
GENERALLY BE LIGHT DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 45 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT MID TO LATE MORNING INCREASING TO
60 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT EARLY RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY LATE
MORNING TO AROUND NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (78-2479 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 76 76 76 79 79 79 80 80
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 30 40 40 40 60 60
TEMP............43 45 47 48 50 50 51 52 51
RH..............67 63 59 55 51 50 49 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..E N N N SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 0 0 0 3 3 5 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 8 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7
VENT (M^2/S)....78 15691569156915691569156924792479
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT DECREASING TO 23 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2600 FT IN THE EVENING FALLING TO 600
FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. VENTILATION
RATE....POOR (407-2479 M^2/S). PCPN AMOUNT.........0.23 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........80 87 87 87 92 92 92 92 92 92 91 91
WEATHER COV.....NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............50 50 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 40 40 40
RH..............52 54 59 65 71 74 77 81 82 83 84 83
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
VENT (M^2/S)....2479247924792479455 455 455 455 455 455 407 407
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................23 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
30 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT THROUGH MID MORNING RISING TO
AROUND 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (407-3545 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 90 90 90 91 91 91 90 90 90 85 85
WEATHER COV.....NUM 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.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30
TEMP............40 40 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 51 52 51
RH..............83 84 78 74 70 66 63 59 58 56 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 8 8 8 8 10 11 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.7 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
VENT (M^2/S)....407 407 407 407 23692369236923692369236935453545
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...JERED KEMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/14/26
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