768
FNAK71 PAFC 310156
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR AK25020258...ALASKA MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
556 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 AKDT ON OCTOBER 30.
DISCUSSION
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
SEND A FRONT INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL FAVOR GUSTY EAST WINDS,
LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY, AND PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF
RAIN BELOW ABOUT 2000 FT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOW WILL LINGER IN THE GULF
OVER THE WEEKEND, LEADING TO CONTINUED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BEST WINDOW FOR A BREAK IN LOW CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITY NOW LOOKS MOST LIKELY TO BE FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND AS
ONSHORE/EASTERLY WINDS TEMPORARILY WEAKEN AND TURN NORTHERLY.
ANOTHER WAVE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NORTH OF THE LOW
BY SATURDAY EVENING, WITH ANY WINDOW FOR 6.5 HOURS OF FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS STILL LOOKING UNLIKELY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 30.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH.
CEILING (KFT).......500 TO 1500 FT.
VISIBILITY..........2 TO 3 MILES IN RAIN.
SUNSET..............5:57 PM AKDT
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 25.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......300 TO 1000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........1 TO 2 MILES IN RAIN.
SUNRISE.............9:24 AM AKDT
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT BY
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
WIND CHILL..........AROUND 28.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......1000 TO 2000 FT INCREASING TO 2000 TO 4000 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........2 TO 4 MILES IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
6 MILES OR GREATER AS RAIN/SNOW LETS UP.
SUNSET..............5:54 PM AKDT
FORECASTER...SHRIVER
REQUESTED BY...AMY HOLMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 10/30/25
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.EMAIL AMY.HOLMAN.AK@GMAIL.COM
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