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Spot Forecast for USCG SAR...USCG
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
858 PM AKST Thu Feb 6 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 AKST on February 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A stationary front extending from St. Lawrence Island
East through southern Norton Sound and inland near Unalakleet will
continue to persist in the area through Friday as the band lifts north
and west through the weekend. Light snow, Freezing drizzle, and or Fog
will likely linger around over night with visibilities under 4 miles
sometimes a low as 1 mile. Conditions should improve overnight with the
stationary front drifting north of Nome and pushing the towards the
Western tip of the Seward Peninsula. Lower conditions will continue
to be on the west and north side of the front. Ceilings overnight
will be in the 1000 to 1500 ft range and after front passes north
should rise to 2500 feet by morning and then to 4000 to 5000 feet
by afternoon. Fair flying conditions should continue through Friday
evening.

Feb 7 0600z 05006kt 5sm -sn br OVC035 tempo 06z to 09z 1 1/2sm -fzdz br ovc025
Feb 7 0900z 03006ky 5sm -sn br ovc030 tempo 09z to 11z 2sm -fzdz br
Feb 7 1200z 03007kt 4sm -sn br sct015 ovc025 tempo 13z to 16z 1 1/2sm -sn br ovc015
Feb 7 1700z 04007kt 6sm -sn sct015 ovc030 tempo 17z to 19z 4sm -snbr bkn015
Feb 7 2100z 02006kt p6sm sct020 ovc035

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow likely late in
                    the evening, then chance of snow overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 6 above.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 11 to 12 knots.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 15.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 11 to 13 knots.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 10 above.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 14 to 17 knots.

$$
Forecaster...TROYKE
Requested by...MST2 Dylan Lorence
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2502488.0/AFG
.DELDT 02/06/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0