593  
FNAK71 PAFC 150007  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR M/V SAN FERNANDO MEDEVAC...USCG  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
307 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH KODIAK CITY AROUND 3PM  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH STRENGTHENING WESTERLY WINDS AND CLEARING  
SKIES. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA,  
REACHING THE VESSEL LOCATION RIGHT AROUND 9PM. CEILINGS AND VIS  
ARE LOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BUT SHOULD BE QUICKLY IMPROVING RIGHT  
AROUND THAT 9PM TIME. WINDS AND WAVES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BEFORE COMING DOWN OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 25 TO 29 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 32 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........10 FEET.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP (F)...39 DEGREES.  
CEILING (KFT).......400 TO 800 FEET.  
VISIBILITY..........PREVAILING 1 TO 3 MILES, WITH LOCALIZED LOWER VIS  
IN RAIN AND FOG.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 26 TO 36 MPH.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS,  
BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 17 TO 22 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........12 FEET.  
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP (F)....39 DEGREES.  
CEILING (KFT).......400 TO 800 FEET EARLY, LIFTING TO 1500 TO 3000 FEET  
BY 9PM, THEN GRADUAL CLEARING.  
VISIBILITY..........PREVAILING 1 TO 3 MILES EARLY, THEN BECOMING 6 MILES  
BY 9PM.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BAINES  
REQUESTED BY...LTJG MASON SCHRODER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2602764.0/AER  
.DELDT 02/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JRCCJUNEAU@USCG.MIL  
 
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