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FNAK71 PAFC 241620
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 CRAB FEST...KODIAK ISLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
820 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0857 AKDT ON MAY 24.
DISCUSSION
FOR TODAY, ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING (20%) BETWEEN ABOUT 12PM AND 6PM. THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, EXPECT HIT-OR-MISS SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARDS, POTENTIALLY MOVING OVER KODIAK
CITY AND OTHER CRAB FEST LOCATIONS. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST SHOWERS. OTHERWISE,
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A LIGHT BREEZE THROUGH TODAY, AND ABOUT AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
FOR MEMORIAL DAY, LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
MORNING TRANSITION TO BRISK WINDS AND RAIN BY AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS (UP TO 30 KT) WILL REMAIN IN OUTER CHINIAK BAY,
THOUGH WINDS NEAR THE HARBOR WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 20 KT OR 23
MPH. WINDS IN CHINIAK BAY BEGIN INCREASING AROUND 12PM, AND WILL
LIKELY BE STRONGEST BETWEEN ABOUT 3PM THROUGH 6PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS (20%) AFTER
12PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45-50.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 52 47 47 47 54 54 54 44 44
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............42 43 44 45 46 46 47 47 47 47
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 13 13 13 12 12 12 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS (20%) AND ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
BEFORE 6PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35-40.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 21 21
WEATHER COV.....ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 47 46 45 45 44 43 43 42 41 40 41
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.9 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 14 14
SURFACE WND GST.14 15 15 15 18 18 18 18 18 18
MEMORIAL DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 35 35 35 64 64 64 62 62 62 82 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 70 70
TEMP............41 41 42 43 44 45 45 46 46 46 45 45
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.14 8 8 8 6 6 6 14 14 14 21 21
SURFACE WND GST. 13 13 13 14 14 14 23 23 23 26 26
FORECASTER...CHEN
REQUESTED BY...KEN FOLSOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2613462.3/AER
.DELDT 05/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KFOLSOM@CITY.KODIAK.AK.US
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