053  
FNAK77 PAJK 051319  
FWSAJK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 7/5/25 KOWCHEE...FIRE/RESCUE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
519 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON JULY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (907) 790-6824, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
THE SITKA AREA LIES BETWEEN SYSTEMS SATURDAY MORNING.  
EXPECT LIGHT E-SE WINDS IN THE MORNING TO BECOME SW WITH A SEA  
BREEZE THROUGH MID-MORNING. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ARE LOW, BUT BUILD  
UPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE A FEW SPRINKLES.  
AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL CAUSE INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............51.  
WIND CHILL..........56.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........6200-6700 FT.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 47 52 52 52 75 75 75 96 96  
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30  
TEMP............56 57 58 59 60 60 60 61 59 59  
DEWPOINT........50 51 51 51 51 52 52 53 52 52  
RH..............82 79 77 75 74 74 74 75 77 77  
WIND CHILL (F)..56 57 58 59 60 60 60 61 59 59  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8  
SNOW LVL (KFT)..6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7  
 

 
FORECASTER...FERRIN  
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA SWANBERG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2517366.0/AJK  
.DELDT 07/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SVFD.SAR@GMAIL.COM  
 
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