794  
FNAK72 PAFC 231116  
FWSALU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR F/V SPARTAN AGROUND...UNITED STATES COAST GUARD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
316 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0315 AKDT ON JULY 23.    
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND LOW PRESSURE OVER  
THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL KEEP WESTERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF PATCHY  
FOG OVER NUSHAGAK BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY A TROUGH OF LOW  
PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA TO  
INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL INCREASE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS  
AND GENERATE RAINFALL BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 25 KT  
CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES  
THROUGH. WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW WILL LIKELY YIELD A  
LIMITED SEA STATE DUE TO THE PROTECTION OF CAPE CONSTANTINE, BUT  
WAVES IN THE OUTER BAY ARE LIKELY 1-2 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW  
MORNING AND UP TO 3 FEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE  
WINDS SHIFT AND STRENGTHEN.  
 
TIDES ARE BASED OFF OF CLARKS POINT AND MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY AT THE  
GROUNDING SITE.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 15 TO 18 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....57  
TIDES...............HIGH TIDE: 2:27AM AT 21.86FT  
 
TIME (AKDT) 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 42 42  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10  
TEMP............52 52 52  
RH..............91 91 92  
SFC WND DIR.....W W W  
SFC WND SPD KTS.18 15 15  
SFC WND GST.....22 18 18  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 1 1  
FREEZING SPRAY..NONE.  
SEA ICE COV (%).NONE  
SST (F).........57  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 13 TO 19 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....57  
TIDES...............LOW TIDE: 8:44AM AT 7.46 FT  
HIGH TIDE: 1:38PM AT 17.28 FT  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 47 47 47 71 71 71 84 84  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20  
TEMP............52 52 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 55 55 55  
RH..............92 91 90 88 85 87 84 84 83 84 84 89  
SFC WND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 14 14 14 13 13 13 16 16 16 19 19  
SFC WND GST.....18 17 17 17 16 16 16 19 19 19 23 23  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
FREEZING SPRAY..NONE.  
SEA ICE COV (%).NONE.  
SST (F).........57  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 17 TO 19 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....57  
TIDES...............LOW TIDE: 8:39PM AT -2.77 FT  
HIGH TIDE: 3:25AM AT 22.06 FT  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........84 89 89 89 94 94 94 93 93 93 74 74  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............55 55 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53  
RH..............90 89 90 92 92 91 92 92 92 93 91 92  
SFC WND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SFC WND SPD KTS.19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 17  
SFC WND GST.....23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 20 20  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
FREEZING SPRAY..NONE.  
SEA ICE COV (%).NONE.  
SST (F).........57  
 

 
FORECASTER...JONES  
REQUESTED BY...OS1 ANDREW SHORT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2518447.0/ALU  
.DELDT 07/23/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JRCCJUNEAU@USCG.MIL  
 
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