806
FNAK71 PAFC 070123
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR GIRDWOOD AVALANCHE AK25020258...ALASKA MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 AKST ON MARCH 06.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERY PATTERN AND LIGHT WINDS DRIVEN BY A RAPIDLY WEAKENING
TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING, ALLOWING FOR
CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT. CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY MORNING, A NEW
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WILL BRING A RETURN OF LOWERED CEILINGS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE AREA OF OPERATION. WINDOW OF HIGHEST SHOWER
LIKELIHOOD AND LOWEST CEILINGS WOULD BE FROM NOON FRIDAY THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 35 DEGREES, AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS REACHING DOWN TO 20 DEGREES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......3000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........10 STATUTE MILES.
SUNSET..............6:37 PM AKST.
TIME (AKST) 4 PM
SKY (%).........40
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30
TEMP............37
RH..............87
WIND CHILL (F)..M
SURFACE WIND....SE 5G7
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 14 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......3000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........10 STATUTE MILES.
SUNRISE.............7:36 AM AKST
TIME (AKST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........42 43 59 31
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNOW NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 20 0
TEMP............29 26 23 21
RH..............88 88 87 81
WIND CHILL (F)..M M M M
SURFACE WIND....NE 7 E 10G12 NE 13G14 N 14
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.8 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0-100 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......1000-1500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........10 STATUTE MILES.
SUNSET..............6:39 PM AKST
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........44 78 88 93
WEATHER COV..... S CHC LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 60
TEMP............20 23 27 29
RH..............80 79 85 88
WIND CHILL (F)..M M M M
SURFACE WIND....N 16 N 17G20 NE 3G5 E 6G10
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
FORECASTER...LANDRY
REQUESTED BY...AMY HOLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2505045.0/AER
.DELDT 03/06/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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