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FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 CRAB FEST...KODIAK ISLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
908 AM AKDT THU MAY 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 21.
DISCUSSION
THE WEATHER FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY LOOKS MAINLY DRY, WITH
OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS BOTH DAYS. ANY RAIN SHOWERS THAT DO POP UP OVER
TOWN ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT IN DURATION AND SHOULD BE FAST
MOVING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THOUGHT FRIDAY WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO LOOK
RELATIVELY QUIET, WITH PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND
JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS - MAINLY DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND LOOK MUCH LIGHTER AT AROUND 4 TO 10 MPH AND
VARIABLE IN DIRECTION, WITH A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND DURING THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING (30-40 PERCENT),
THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH.
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 74 40 40 40 44 44 44 52 52
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 30 30
TEMP............44 45 45 46 47 48 48 48 49 48
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.23 23 17 17 17 20 20 20 22 22
SURFACE WND GST.29 29 25 25 25 26 26 26 28 28
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 10
PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH.
GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........52 63 63 63 59 59 59 51 51 51 50 50
WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............48 47 46 46 45 45 45 45 44 43 43 43
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.22 22 22 22 20 20 20 17 17 17 15 15
SURFACE WND GST.28 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 23 23 21 21
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH LATE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT THROUGH MID MORNING INCREASING TO
60 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 51 51 51 74 74 74 76 76 76 89 89
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 30 40 40 40 60 60
TEMP............43 43 44 45 47 48 49 49 50 50 50 49
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.15 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 12
SURFACE WND GST.21 20 20 20 18 18 18 15 15 15 14 14
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...KEN FOLSOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2613462.0/AER
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KFOLSOM@CITY.KODIAK.AK.US
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