983
FNAK72 PAFC 221607
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZMAT MARINE INCIDENT F/V ARCTIC SEA GROUNDING...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
707 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0811 AKST ON JANUARY 22.
DISCUSSION
WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING, KEEPING 15 TO 20
KNOTS, GRADUALLY SHIFTING SOUTHEASTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST FOR THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS THE PATTERN APPEARS TO HOLD STEADY TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW. AREAS OF LOW STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG WILL ALSO LINGER OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THE FOREAST PERIOD, WITH CEILINGS EXPECTED TO
RELATIVELY LIFT INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY, BUT
COME BACK DOWN BY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR OR JUST
BELOW 2 STATUTE MILES FROM MIST AND AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS
MORNING, HOWEVER THERE WILL IMPROVE TO NEAR 10 STATUTE MILES THIS
AFTERNOON.
TODAY
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16 KNOTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....3 C.
VISIBILITY..........1 TO 3 STATUTE MILES EARLY THIS MORNING,
IMPROVING TO GREATER THAN 6 STATUTE MILES
BY THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 KNOTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........7 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....3 C.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 STATUTE MILES IN THE EVENING
BECOMING 3 TO 5 STATUTE MILES OVER NIGHT.
FRIDAY
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 14 TO 16 KNOTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA ICE COVERAGE....NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....3 C.
VISIBILITY..........3 TO 5 STATUTE MILES IN THE EVENING
BECOMING 1 TO 3 STATUTE MILES OVER NIGHT.
FORECASTER...LANDRY
REQUESTED BY...LIZA SANDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2600432.2/ALU
.DELDT 01/22/26
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