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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHOSEN FROZEN (SCHOOL GROUP WINTER CAMP)...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
744 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON MARCH 24.
DISCUSSION
A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE YUKON AND ALASKA INTERIOR
TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL START OUT FAIRLY LIGHT THIS MORNING BUT
WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY. GENERALLY, THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH SOME WEAKENING OF THE
WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN A
FAIRLY NARROW RANGE, SITTING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10
DEGREES FOR MOST OF THE TIME. AS WINDS STRENGTHEN TODAY, WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND REMAIN BELOW
ZERO THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY PASSING OVERHEAD THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS,
BUT EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS.
A NOTE ON THIS FORECAST: THERE IS A LACK OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
IN THIS AREA AND A SPARSE NETWORK OVER MUCH OF THE COPPER BASIN.
THIS FORECAST REPRESENTS OUR BEST ESTIMATES FOR TEMPERATURES AND
WINDS BASED ON WHERE WE DO HAVE OBSERVATIONS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.
WIND CHILL..........-10 TO -20 DEGREES.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 FT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 8 BELOW.
WIND CHILL..........-15 TO -30 DEGREES.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH
DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 FT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 9 ABOVE.
WIND CHILL..........-10 TO -20 DEGREES.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 FT.
FORECASTER...SBAINES
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN SHAFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2606368.2/AER
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JONATHAN_SHAFER@NPS.GOV
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