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Spot Forecast for Grapefruit Complex...Yukon Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
325 AM AKDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 AKDT on July 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Relatively cool and showery weather in the upper 50s will continue
today and Thursday preceding a significant warm up Friday into the
weekend, when temperatures will rise into the 60s and 70s, with
drier conditions likely. Until then, minimum relative humidity
values are likely to remain above 50 percent or so. Generally
southwest to southwest winds are expected through Thursday, and
with any isolated thunderstorms near the site today, locally gusty
and erratic winds are possible.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning, then numerous rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....53-60.
Min humidity........54-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph at higher
                    elevations.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 3900 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...7 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
Max humidity........87-94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 12 mph at higher
                    elevations.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....No inversion.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the morning, then scattered rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....53-61.
Min humidity........53-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 9 to 14 mph at higher
                    elevations.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

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

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Emmaly Gavin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417823.13/AFG
.DELDT 07/17/24
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