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Spot Forecast for Grapefruit Complex...Yukon Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
440 PM AKDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on July 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Wet and cloudy weather will continue into Wednesday, with
scattered to numerous showers and high temperatures upper 50s and
low 60s and minimum relative humidity values above 50 percent or
so. Generally southwest winds are expected during this time frame,
although any isolated thunderstorms in the vicinity tonight or
Wednesday could produce briefly gusty and erratic winds.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................18 percent.
LAL.................3.
Min temperature.....Around 47.
Max humidity........92-99 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 pm.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning, then numerous rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....50-58.
Min humidity........55-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 3900 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...6 am.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........86-97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......West 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers through the day.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....49-58.
Min humidity........56-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...MICHELS
Requested by...Emmaly Gavin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417823.13/AFG
.DELDT 07/16/24
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