Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
234 FNAK71 PAFC 181157 FWSAER Spot Forecast for USCG Medevac...USCG D17 National Weather Service Anchorage AK 357 AM AKDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0400 AKDT on April 18. .DISCUSSION...A frontal boundary will sit nearly stationary to the south of the SAR spot across the southern Gulf of Alaska through Friday morning, then slowly lift northward and begin to weaken Friday afternoon through Friday night. Conditions will be relatively steady state early this morning through Friday morning, with steady rain and low ceilings and visibility (prevailing IFR conditions). Gale force winds will prevail today, then winds will begin to weaken overnight tonight. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Rain. Chance of pcpn......80 percent. Min temperature.....Around 42. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 30 to 35 kt. Wave height.........17 feet. Freezing spray......None. Sea surface temp (F)...41 DEGREES. Ceiling (kft).......500 to 800 ft. Visibility..........1 to 3 miles. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Rain. Chance of pcpn......90 percent. Max temperature.....Around 44. Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 35 to 40 kt. Wave height.........19 feet. Freezing spray......None. Sea surface temp (F)...41 DEGREES. Ceiling (kft).......500 to 800 ft. Visibility..........1 to 3 miles. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain likely. Chance of pcpn......70 percent. Min temperature.....Around 40. Surface winds (kts).East winds 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt around Midnight. Wave height.........19 feet. Freezing spray......None. Sea surface temp (F)...41 DEGREES. Ceiling (kft).......600 to 1200 ft. Visibility..........2 to 4 miles. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Rain. Chance of pcpn......80 percent. Max temperature.....Around 43. Surface winds (kts).East winds 25 to 30 mph becoming southeast 15 kt in the late afternoon. Wave height.........13 feet. Sea surface temp (F)...41 DEGREES. Ceiling (kft).......500 to 1000 ft. Visibility..........1 to 3 miles. $$ Forecaster...Baines Requested by...Matthew Barnaby Type of request...SAR .TAG 2411310.0/AER .DELDT 04/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jrccjuneau@uscg.mil