135  
FNAK77 PAJK 101905  
FWSAJK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG D17 - SKIERS IN DISTRESS...COAST GUARD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
1105 AM AKDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (907) 790-6824, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
PRECIPITATION HAS MOSTLY COME TO AN END AND WINDS HAVE  
LIGHTENED OVER THE ICE FIELD AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN  
THROUGH SATURDAY. VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS SHOULD BE IMPROVING THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ABOVE 6 MILES AND 10K FEET  
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AND LOWERING CLOUDS WILL  
RETURN FOR SUNDAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED ON THE ICE FIELD SUNDAY INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK. VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS WILL DROP BELOW VFR  
CONDITIONS SUNDAY AS SNOW INCREASES. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING  
BUT WILL NOT BE AS INTENSE AS THEY WERE WITH THURSDAY'S STORM.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............16.  
WIND CHILL..........2.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 41 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.2 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........1100-1600 FT.  
 
TIME (AKDT) NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........80 81  
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30  
TEMP............20 21  
DEWPOINT........16 17  
RH..............83 86  
WIND CHILL (F)..2 4  
SURFACE WIND....SW 28G41 SW 24G38  
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.1 1.4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............15.  
WIND CHILL..........0.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 36 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........1100-1600 FT.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........83 87 87 81  
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 0  
TEMP............20 18 16 14  
DEWPOINT........17 16 15 14  
RH..............86 91 96 97  
WIND CHILL (F)..3 2 1 0  
SURFACE WIND....SW 23G36 SW 20G32 SW 15G25 SW 13G22  
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............16 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND CHILL..........0.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........1300-2000 FT INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........80 63 66 57  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 30  
TEMP............14 19 22 23  
DEWPOINT........14 16 17 18  
RH..............99 89 81 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..0 7 11 12  
SURFACE WIND....S 12G20 S 13G22 S 14G23 S 16G25  
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1.3 1.5 2.0 2.4  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
16 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
13 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LISKE  
REQUESTED BY...LTJG AIDAN BECKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
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