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FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 CRAB FEST...KODIAK ISLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
912 AM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 21.
DISCUSSION
THE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOKS MOSTLY DRY,
WITH JUST SOME OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS, MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANY SHOWERS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE
LIGHT AND OF SHORT DURATION. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE QUITE
PREVALENT ALL DAY THURSDAY, BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
IN THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND, THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO LOOK
RELATIVELY QUIET, WITH PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND
JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS - MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER
THE WEEKEND LOOK MUCH LIGHTER AT AROUND 4 TO 10 MPH AND VARIABLE
IN DIRECTION.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY AFTER 3PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 66 41 41 41 42 42 42 56 56
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 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 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20
SURFACE WND GST.29 29 25 25 25 26 26 26 28 28
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE EVENING,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........56 68 68 68 71 71 71 74 74 74 78 78
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 20
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.20 20 20 20 19 17 15 12 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.28 25 25 25 23 22 22 20 18 16 15 15
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 75 75 75 79 79 79 83 83 83 80 80
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40
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.10 12 13 14 15 14 14 12 12 12 12 12
SURFACE WND GST.15 16 17 18 18 18 18 15 15 15 14 14
FORECASTER...BAINES
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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