Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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FNAK72 PAFC 291702
FWSALU
Spot Forecast for USCG MEDEVAC...USCG
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
902 AM AKDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 AKDT on September 29.
.DISCUSSION...
PADK 2917/3018 22012KT P6SM VCSH FEW007 OVC010
TEMPO 2917/2921 OVC007
FM300300 22015G22KT 6SM -RA BR SCT003 OVC007
FM301200 18020G30KT 4SM -RA BR SCT003 OVC005
For this morning into the afternoon, ceilings will range from 700
to 1000 ft with visibilities generally above 6 statute miles.
Southwest winds of 10 to 15 knots expected during this time with
wave heights of 4 to 5 feet. By around 6 PM this evening, a front
moves in and brings steady rainfall. Ceilings will drop to 300 to
500 ft with visibilities dropping to 2 to 4 statute miles from then
into the night. Winds will become more southerly and gradually
increase to 20 to 30 kts with gusts to 35 to 40 knots after
midnight. Wave heights will follow a similar trend and rise to 8
to 10 feet after midnight.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
rain early in the afternoon. Rain likely late
in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 13 to 17 knots.
Wave height.........5 feet.
Wave height.........5 feet.
Freezing spray......None.
Sea ice coverage....0.
Sea surface temp....7.8 C.
CEILING (KFT).......7 to 10 kft.
Visibility..........Greater than 6 statue miles.
TIME (AKDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........70 68 68 68 72 72 72 90 90
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY
Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN
Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 20 60 60
Temp............48 48 49 48 49 49 49 49 49
SFC wnd dir.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
SFC wnd spd kts.13 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17
SFC wnd gst.....17 18 18 18 21 21 21 23 23
Wave height (ft)5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Ceiling (kft)...15 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7
Visibility (sm).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain likely early in
the evening, then rain.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Surface winds (kts).Windy. South winds 17 to 22 knots shifting to
the southeast around 28 knots after 3 am.
Wave height.........8 feet.
Wave height.........8 feet.
Freezing spray......None.
Sea ice coverage....0.
Sea surface temp....7.8
CEILING (KFT).......3 to 7 kft
Visibility..........2 to 5 statute miles
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Weather cov.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Chc of pcpn (%).60 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 100 100
Temp............49 48 48 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 51
SFC wnd dir.....S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
SFC wnd spd kts.17 17 17 17 18 18 18 22 22 22 28 28
SFC wnd gst.....23 23 23 23 26 26 26 32 32 32 39 39
Wave height (ft)4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8
Ceiling (kft)...7 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3
Visibility (sm).6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
$$
Forecaster...Ribail
Requested by...MST1 Alyssa Davis
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2622767.0/ALU
.DELDT 09/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL alyssa.m.davis@USCG.mil