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Spot Forecast for Grapefruit Complex...USFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
421 AM AKDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 AKDT on July 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Relatively cool but sunnier weather is expected today, with the
possibility of an isolated shower with little accumulating rain
but little else. High temperatures are expected to remain in the
high 50s and low 60s through midweek, with minimum relative
humidity values staying above 50 percent or so. Southwest winds
will relax overnight and Tuesday with a very weak pressure
gradient in place. Tuesday will see better chances for cloudier
conditions with scattered showers and possibly an isolated
thunderstorm moving in from the south.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Areas of fog in
                    the morning. Isolated rain showers through the
                    day.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....55-62.
Min humidity........47-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Gusts to 15 mph in the higher terrain.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL increasing to 5100 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........80-91 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....56-63.
Min humidity........49-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
around 6 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 11 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Brian Stearns
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417823.10/AFG
.DELDT 07/15/24
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