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FNAK71 PAFC 220305
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2019 SKI TRAIN (CURRY, ALASKA)...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
705 PM AKDT THU MAR 21 2019
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 AKDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH GOOD VISIBILITY AND HIGH
CEILINGS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CONDITIONS LOOK LIKE THEY
WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE SOMETIME SATURDAY EVENING AS PRECIPITATION
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH, WITH CEILINGS DROPPING. BEST ESTIMATE
FOR TIMING OF PRECIPITATION IS AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
IT COULD BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW, BUT SHOULD QUICKLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THIS LOOKS LIKE A LIGHT SNOW EVENT WITH AN
INCH OR SO ACCUMULATION, BUT CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL DROP
QUICKLY OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THEN EXPECT
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........2800 FT DECREASING TO 500 FT OVERNIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......10,000 FT OR HIGHER.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR GREATER.
SUNSET..............820PM.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........MID 20S IN THE MORNING RISING INTO UPPER 30S
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........SEA LEVEL RISING TO 2300 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 10,000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR GREATER.
SUNRISE.............751AM.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY BEGINNING AROUND
MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....1.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FT DROPPING TO SEA LEVEL AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......6000 FT DROPPING TO 1500 FT OR LOWER AROUND MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR GREATER DROPPING TO 2 MILES OR LESS AROUND
MIDNIGHT.
SUNSET..............823PM.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........UPPER 20S RISING INTO THE UPPER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.2 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........SEA LEVEL.
CEILING (KFT).......1000 FT OR LOWER IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........2 MILES OR LESS IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6 MILES
OR GREATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNRISE.............747AM.
FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 1904149.0/AER
.DELDT 03/21/19
.EMAIL MJOLIVE@YAHOO.COM
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