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FNAK71 PAFC 091627
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GRANITE CREEK RX...SOA DFFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
827 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MAY 09.
DISCUSSION
STEADY LIGHT RAIN AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THIS MORNING
WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS INCREASING SOUTHEAST
WINDS ALOFT TEMPORARILY DRY OUT WEST-FACING SLOPES. BREAKS IN
CLOUD COVER ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL FILL BACK IN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND NORTHEASTERLY TODAY, TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S FOR THE
WEEKEND. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (847-4346 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 (%).........85 83 83 83 81 81 81 73 73
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40
TEMP............41 43 44 46 48 49 49 50 49
RH..............66 62 58 55 53 54 53 53 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 9 9 9 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 16 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 7
VENT (M^2/S)....847 43464346434643464346434613021302
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (439-1302 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 (%).........73 40 40 40 72 72 72 76 76 76 74 74
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.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30
TEMP............49 49 47 45 44 43 42 42 41 41 41 41
RH..............58 58 61 65 70 71 73 75 74 75 75 77
20 FT WIND DIR..E SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
VENT (M^2/S)....1302130213021302439 439 439 439 439 439 580 580
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 37 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (580-3232 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 69 69 69 70 70 70 79 79 79 81 81
WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM
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 40 40
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 70 70
TEMP............40 40 42 44 46 47 49 50 50 49 49 48
RH..............77 78 73 69 64 61 57 54 55 56 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 12 12
VENT (M^2/S)....580 580 580 580 12551255125512551255125532323232
FORECASTER...RIBAIL
REQUESTED BY...JERED KEMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/09/26
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