751
FNAK71 PAFC 061442
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR GIRDWOOD AVALANCHE AK25020258...ALASKA MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
542 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 AKST ON MARCH 06.
DISCUSSION
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS INTO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AND WEAKEN THIS
AFTERNOON, TOO. THOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON TO
MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS, LOW CEILINGS ARE LIKELY DURING PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS RESULTING IN BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE
THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW SHOWERS END. A NEW LOW MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
GULF OF ALASKA CAUSING OF SNOW SHOWERS AND LOWERING CEILINGS TO THE
AREA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........27 F.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.6 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0-100 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......500 TO 1000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........1 TO 2 STATUTE MILES.
SUNSET.............. 6:40 PM AKST
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........90 84 69 64
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD WIDSPD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 80 40 40
TEMP............28 28 30 31
RH..............92 91 89 91
WIND CHILL (F)..M M M M
SURFACE WIND....W 9G20 W 7G12 SW 3G6 SE 6G8
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
CEILING (KFT)...500 500 700 700
VISIBILITY (SM).1 1 2 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........8 F.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0 - 100 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......500 TO 1000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........2 TO 5 STATUTE MILES .
SUNRISE.............7:39 AM AKST
TIME (AKST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........60 59 66 63
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNOW NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 20 0
TEMP............27 25 24 22
RH..............91 91 86 87
WIND CHILL (F)..M M M M
SURFACE WIND....NE 8 NE 10G12 NE 10G12 N 15G16
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
CEILING (KFT)...500 1000 1000 1000
VISIBILITY (SM).2 2 2 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........26 F.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.5 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........0-100 FT.
CEILING (KFT).......1000 TO 500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........5 TO 2 STATUTE MILES.
SUNSET..............6:42 PM AKST
TIME (AKST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........68 74 85 91
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 50 60
TEMP............22 24 30 33
RH..............85 84 82 82
WIND CHILL (F)..M M M M
SURFACE WIND....N 10G14 N 8G10 N 7G10 NE 7G12
SNOW LVL (KFT)..0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
CEILING (KFT)... 1000 1000 1000 700
VISIBILITY (SM). 5 3 2 2
FORECASTER...JOHNSTON
REQUESTED BY...AMY HOLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2505038.1/AER
.DELDT 03/06/25
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