


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
518 FNAK79 PAFG 281938 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for KOTZ MEDEVAC SITE 2...USCG National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1138 AM AKDT Thu Aug 28 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 AKDT on August 28. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .TAF format forecast for secondary location... 281920Z 2819/3006 02023G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM290000 02021G32KT 6SM -SHRA OVC013 FM290500 01019G29KT 4SM -RA OVC011 FM291700 36016G26KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC009 FM292200 32016KT P6SM OVC025 .DISCUSSION... A low pressure located near Kotzebue results in northeast winds that slowly back northerly through Friday afternoon while gradually diminishing. A high pressure ridge brings lighter and variable wind directions Friday evening before settling on light west-northwest winds Friday night. Clouds lower as steady rain moves in tonight, but rain transitions to showers or drizzle Friday morning before precip ends and cigs improve to MVFR around midday Friday. A surface ridge moves across both rescue sites Friday night into Saturday morning. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Min temperature.....Around 39. Surface winds (kts).Breezy. North winds 21 to 26 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain likely in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 42. Surface winds (kts).North winds 13 to 20 knots. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... Cloudy with chance of rain. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 8 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds around 12 mph. .LABOR DAY... Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 19 mph. $$ Forecaster...KUTTA Requested by...MST2 Alyssa Davis Type of request...SAR .TAG 2520909.0/AFG .DELDT 08/28/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL alyssa.m.davis@uscg.mil