687  
FNAK77 PAJK 292202  
FWSAJK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EL CAP SIMULATION...USFS JUNEAU  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
202 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 AKDT ON APRIL 29.  
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  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY PUSHING NORTHEAST INTO THE  
PANHANDLE, BRINGING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AND  
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AS IT PASSES OVER. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO  
LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY  
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL  
STEADILY DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS CONDITIONS BEGIN TO  
IMPROVE.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.  
 
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH DIMINISHING TO  
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 47 44 42  
RH..............96 98 97 98  
SURFACE WIND....S 12G16 S 13G17 S 12G16 S 10G14  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 44 48 50  
RH..............98 94 88 88  
SURFACE WIND....S 5G8 S 2G6 S 3G7 S 5G8  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 8 S 9 S 12  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM MIDNGT  
SKY (%).........100 87  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 43  
RH..............91 94  
SURFACE WIND....S 1G3 N 0G2  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 5 MPH.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM NOON  
SKY (%).........85 80  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 50  
RH..............94 80  
SURFACE WIND....N 0G2 W 1G3  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 1 W 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...KAPLAN  
REQUESTED BY...AH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
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.DELDT 04/29/26  
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