600
FNAK72 PAFC 190342
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDEVAC KING COVE...USCG ARCTIC DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
742 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON AUGUST 18.
DISCUSSION
A SURFACE LOW WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT APPROACHES
KING COVE, WITH CORRESPONDING LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY. WHILE
CEILING AND VISIBILITY OBSERVATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE AT KING
COVE, THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AT COLD BAY AND SAND POINT SHOW CEILINGS
AS LOW AS 500-1000 FT, AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 2 MILES. THE WEBCAM
AT KING COVE SUGGESTS VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS. OVERALL,
THE LOWEST CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY, RAIN TAPERS OFF AS THE
SURFACE LOW EXITS EASTWARD. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY IMPROVE,
THOUGH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO ABOUT 20-25 MPH. LOWER CLOUDS
AND AREAS OF FOG WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING, BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 TO 70 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....ABOUT 0.1 TO 0.15 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 400 TO 1000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........AROUND 1 TO 3SM, DECREASING TO 1SM OR LESS LATE
TONIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS (80-90 PERCENT BECOMING 50-60
PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH ABOUT 10AM,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....AROUND 0.05 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......AROUND 500 TO 1500 FT, WITH CEILINGS LEANING TOWARDS
THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........AROUND 1/2 TO 2SM IN THE MORNING, LIKELY IMPROVING
TO 3SM AND GREATER BY 3PM.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 TO 30 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
20 TO 25 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....LIKELY 0.00 INCHES, BUT UP TO 0.02 INCHES IN ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS.
CEILING (KFT).......LIKELY AROUND 1000 TO 2000 FT, THOUGH CEILINGS TO AS
LOW AS 500 FT POSSIBLE.
VISIBILITY..........LIKELY 5SM OR GREATER THROUGH THE EVENING, THEN A
DECREASE TO 1 TO 3SM IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (40-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 TO 30 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
20 TO 25 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....LIKELY 0.00 INCHES, BUT UP TO 0.02 INCHES IN ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS.
CEILING (KFT).......1500 TO 3000 FT.
VISIBILITY..........1 TO 3SM EARLY MORNING IMPROVING TO 6SM OR GREATER BY
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CHEN
REQUESTED BY...MR. BUCHMILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 08/18/26
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