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Spot Forecast for USCG SAR...USCG

National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK

1205 PM AKDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 AKDT on March 19. 

.DISCUSSION...



Northwesterly winds off the Bering Sea will continue to bring cloudy skies

with ceiling heights around 3000 ft with isolated snow showers. The heavier

snow showers activity will remain east of Atka this afternoon.



Expect isolated moderate turbulence between surface and 4000 ft this afternoon

through evening. The turbulence will be more frequent to the south of the 

Aleutian Chain. 



Icing below 500 ft is not expected through 3Z on March 20 at Atka.

East of Atka to Dutch Harbor there will be some isolated moderate icing

from surface to 4000 ft.



.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-100 percent). Isolated snow showers.

Chance of pcpn......20 percent. 

Max temperature.....Around 36. 

Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds 8 to 12 knots. After 3Z wind should increase

					to 10 to 20 kt remaining from the northwest.

CEILING (KFT).......Around 3000 ft. 

Visibility..........Greater than 6 miles. Occasionally 5 miles in snow showers. 

Note that the Atka weather sensor is missing the visibility portion of

its observation. Visibility forecast is therefore of lower confidence. 



$$

Forecaster...Zingone

Requested by...MST2 Lorence

Type of request...SAR

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.DELDT 03/19/26

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.EMAIL dylan.m.lorence@uscg.mil