595
FNAK72 PAFC 191437
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAK TARBALLS...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
637 AM AKDT WED AUG 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 19.
DISCUSSION
LOW STRATUS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. PERIODS OF PATCHY FOG AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT THROUGH THIS
MORNING. FOR THURSDAY, THERE IS A GREATER CHANCE FOR CEILINGS TO
FALL BELOW 500 FT AND WIDESPREAD FOG UNDER THE RIDGE LEADING TO
VISIBILITIES 1 SM OR LESS AT TIMES. WINDS SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH GUSTS 20
TO 25 KT POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (AKDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........78 79 75 72
WEATHER COV.....AREAS PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10
TEMP............47 48 51 52
SFC WIND (KTS)..NW 7G8 NW 7G8 NW 5 W 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2
SST (C).........8
CEILING (KFT)...500 FT 700 FT 1000 FT 1000 FT
VISIBILITY (SM).6-7 SM 6-7 SM 6-7 SM 6-7 SM
TONIGHT
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........72 69 72 74
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10
TEMP............51 50 49 48
SFC WIND (KTS)..W 6 W 5G6 W 3G5 W 4G5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2
SST (C).........8
CEILING (KFT)...700 FT 700 FT 500 FT 500 FT
VISIBILITY (SM).6-7 SM 6-7 SM 6-7 SM 6-7 SM
THURSDAY
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........80 80 83 71
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FOG RN/FG RN/FG RN/FG
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20
TEMP............48 50 51 53
SFC WIND (KTS)..SW 9G11 SW 9G11 SW 11G13 SW 14G17
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1
SST (C).........8
CEILING (KFT)...500 FT 500 FT 300 FT 200 FT
VISIBILITY (SM).5-7 SM 2-4 SM 2-4 SM 1-3 SM
FORECASTER...HILDEBRANSKI
REQUESTED BY...LIZA SANDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2619702.4/ALU
.DELDT 08/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.P.ELLNER@USCG.MIL,ANNMARIE.BORKOWSKI@USCG.MIL,ROY.D.THOMAS@USCG.MIL,LIZA.SANDEN@NOAA.GOV
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