335  
FNAK72 PAFC 262249  
FWSALU  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INLAND SAR...USCG  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
249 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON APRIL 26.    
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM GMT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SUSTAINED WINDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS ARE GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 45 TO 50 KNOTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF UNALASKA THIS  
AFTERNOON. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH IS MOSTLY  
STATIONARY AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ENHANCED WINDS THROUGH  
TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS ON MONDAY MORNING.  
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OCCASIONALLY BECOME BROKEN AT 2500 FT WITH AN  
INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX. VISIBILITY IS GREATER THAN 6 SM  
EXCEPT WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS WHERE REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
TAF  
INLAND SAR 262320Z 2700/2724 21025G45KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN040  
TEMPO 2700/2704 2SM -RASN BKN020  
FM270400 20025G45KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN040  
TEMPO 2704/2708 2SM -RASN BKN020  
FM270800 19020G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC020=  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW  
SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 31 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 55 MPH.  
CEILING (KFT).......BROKEN 2000-2500 FT.  
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6SM MILES EXCEPT AS LOW AS 2SM  
WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 39 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6SM MILES EXCEPT AS LOW AS 2SM  
WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 38 MPH.  
 
 

 
FORECASTER...BLAWSON  
REQUESTED BY...ALYSSA DAVIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2611797.0/ALU  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NGUYENALYSSA98@YAHOO.COM  
 
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