470
FNAK72 PAFC 310102
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
502 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON OCTOBER 30.
DISCUSSION
LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING GUSTY
NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND
WATERS TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS, BECOMING GUSTY ON FRIDAY WITH SUSTAINED VALUES OF
25-35 KNOTS AND GUSTS 45-50 KNOTS. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
PRIMARILY RAIN SHOWERS, WITH PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW MIX OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO RAIN LATER ON FRIDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
CEILING (KFT).......2500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6SM.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 KNOTS
INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 41 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
CEILING (KFT).......1500 TO 2500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........6SM.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 24 TO 28 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 47 KNOTS INCREASING TO 27 TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 51 KNOTS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
CEILING (KFT).......1500 TO 2500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........3-5 SM.
FORECASTER...MITCHELL
REQUESTED BY...OSC LASSUS, GABRIEL J.
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2524813.0/ALU
.DELDT 10/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GABRIEL.J.LASSUS-RAMIREZ@USCG.MIL
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