026
FNAK72 PAFC 120137
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR STRANDED ON ICE...USCG - ARCTIC DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
537 PM AKDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 AKDT ON APRIL 11.
DISCUSSION
THE SAR LOCATION IS MOSTLY COVERED IN ICE (9 TO 10 TENTHS
COVERAGE), SO THERE IS LITTLE OPEN WATER OR WAVES. LOW CLOUDS AND
VISIBILITY (IFR OR LIFR CONDITIONS) WILL PREVAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE VISIBILITY REDUCTION IS MOSTLY DUE TO FOG IN
THE AREA, THOUGH THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS PASSING
THROUGH. AS COLDER AIR ALOFT ARRIVES THIS EVENING, THE AIR MASS
WILL BECOME A BIT MORE UNSTABLE AND THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT IN CEILING/VIS, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE BY MUCH. MOST
LIKELY, THIS IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE BETWEEN 9PM AND MIDNIGHT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........NONE.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA ICE COVERAGE....9-10 TENTHS.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....28F.
CEILING.............PREVAILING 200 TO 800 FEET.
VISIBILITY..........PREVAILING 1.5 TO 3SM.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........72 90 90 90 51 51 51 49 49 49 75 75
WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40
TEMP............31 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 26
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 17 17
SFC WND GST.....17 18 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 24
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........NONE.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA ICE COVERAGE....9-10 TENTHS.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....28F.
CEILING (KFT).......200 TO 800 FEET.
VISIBILITY..........1.5 TO 3SM.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 79 79 79 70 70 70 79 79 79 74 74
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29
SFC WND DIR.....SW W W W W W W W W W W W
SFC WND SPD KTS.17 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 12 15 15
SFC WND GST.....24 20 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 21 21
FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...JRCC JUNEAU
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2610088.0/ALU
.DELDT 04/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JRCCJUNEAU@USCG.MIL
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