731
FNAK71 PAFC 032203
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR AK26075451...ALASKA STATE TROOPERS/DPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
203 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
DISCUSSION
A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STALL OUT NEAR THE
COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY, THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP STEADY RAIN AND GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS IN PLACE ALONG MUCH OF THE CROW PASS TRAIL, WITH
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXPECTED TOWARDS THE GIRDWOOD SIDE. FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG
THE VALLEY RUNNING FROM THE EAGLE RIVER NATURE CENTER TO THE
EAGLE GLACIER TARN, WITH EVEN STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG
SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN. CEILINGS WILL LIKELY STAY ON THE
HIGHER SIDE (CLOSE TO RIDGETOP HEIGHT) IN SPITE OF THE RAIN, BUT
COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO AROUND 3000 FT OR LOWER IN ANY PERIODS OF
MODERATE RAINFALL THOUGH TUESDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO LET UP LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHEAST WINDS ALSO WEAKEN TO AROUND 15
MPH OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 37.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.64 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........9700 FT DECREASING TO 8700 FT OVERNIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 4000 TO 6000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........4 TO 6 STATUTE MILES.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 40.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.41 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........8400-8500 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 5000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........4 TO 6 STATUTE MILES.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 40.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........8100-8500 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 4000 TO 5000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........AROUND 6 STATUTE MILES.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
WIND CHILL..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........7900-8000 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 4000 TO 6000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 STATUTE MILES.
FORECASTER...SHRIVER
REQUESTED BY...MEG HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2618920.0/AER
.DELDT 08/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MEG.HAMMOND@ALASKA.GOV
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