FNAK72 PAFC 120137 FWSALU Spot Forecast for SAR STRANDED ON ICE...USCG - ARCTIC DISTRICT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 537 PM AKDT Sat Apr 11 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on April 11. .DISCUSSION...The SAR location is mostly covered in ice (9 to 10 tenths coverage), so there is little open water or waves. Low clouds and visibility (IFR or LIFR conditions) will prevail late this afternoon through Sunday. The visibility reduction is mostly due to fog in the area, though there will also be a few snow showers passing through. As colder air aloft arrives this evening, the air mass will become a bit more unstable and there could be a slight improvement in ceiling/vis, but it wouldn't be by much. Most likely, this improvement would be between 9pm and Midnight. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Isolated snow showers early in the evening, then scattered snow showers. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Min temperature.....Around 26. Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 12 to 18 knots. Wave height.........None. Freezing spray......None. Sea ice coverage....9-10 tenths. Sea surface temp....28F. CEILING.............Prevailing 200 to 800 feet. Visibility..........Prevailing 1.5 to 3SM. TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........72 90 90 90 51 51 51 49 49 49 75 75 Weather cov.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT Weather type....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Chc of pcpn (%).20 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 Temp............31 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 26 SFC wnd dir.....SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SFC wnd spd kts.13 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 18 17 17 SFC wnd gst.....17 18 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 24 .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered snow showers in the morning, then isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Max temperature.....Around 29. Surface winds (kts).West to northwest winds 12 to 18 knots. Wave height.........None. Freezing spray......None. Sea ice coverage....9-10 tenths. Sea surface temp....28F. CEILING (KFT).......200 to 800 feet. Visibility..........1.5 to 3SM. TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........75 79 79 79 70 70 70 79 79 79 74 74 Weather cov.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Weather type....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Chc of pcpn (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 20 Temp............26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 SFC wnd dir.....SW W W W W W W W W W W W SFC wnd spd kts.17 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 12 15 15 SFC wnd gst.....24 20 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 21 21 $$ Forecaster...Baines Requested by...JRCC JUNEAU Type of request...SAR .TAG 2610088.0/ALU .DELDT 04/11/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL JRCCJuneau@uscg.mil