659
FNAK71 PAFC 231557
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 CRAB FEST...KODIAK ISLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
757 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0857 AKDT ON MAY 23.
DISCUSSION
TODAY, EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS
MORNING GIVING WAY TO AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SHIFT
IN THE WIND DIRECTION WILL LIKELY BRING IN SOME MOISTURE RESULTING
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE BEST CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS WILL BE UP ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS; HOWEVER,
A SHOWER ALONG THE COAST CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ANY SHOWERS AROUND
THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE LIGHT AND QUICK IN DURATION.
FOR SUNDAY, LOW CLOUDS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY TO
MID MORNING BEFORE AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WIND HELPS USHER IN
SOME DRIER AIR, RESULTING IN A GENERAL MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER DEVELOPING OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND MOVING OVER THE FORECAST AREA IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STEADILY INCREASING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS CLOSER TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING,
CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
FOR MONDAY, EXPECT LIGHT WINDS FROM AROUND MID-MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE
AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
MPH BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AS THE FRONT
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL ALSO DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THERE MAY
BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING; HOWEVER, THE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED RETURN TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS BEGINNING AROUND NOON. THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT BY EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 72 70 66 68 70 71 73 70 70
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%). 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30
TEMP............41 42 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 44
SURFACE WND DIR.W W S S S E E E SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 2 2 3 7 8 8 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 6 6 7 10 10 14 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THIS EVENING
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) TONIGHT
THROUGH AROUND 3 AM. THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY EARLY TO MID MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH LATE EVENING AND AGAIN
EARLY MORNING SUNDAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN
EVENING.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 57 57 57 48 48 48 52 52 52 59 59
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............44 44 44 43 43 43 42 42 42 41 41 41
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.9 8 8 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5
SURFACE WND GST.15 12 10 10 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS 15
TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 62 62 62 60 60 60 64 64 64 50 50
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 20 20 20
TEMP............41 41 42 43 43 47 49 51 51 53 53 53
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.5 6 6 6 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14
SURFACE WND GST.6 9 9 9 14 16 16 18 18 20 20 20
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...KEN FOLSOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2613462.2/AER
.DELDT 05/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KFOLSOM@CITY.KODIAK.AK.US
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