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Marine Weather and Tides Eek, AK Version 3.4

NOTICE 8/26/2020 The 7 day forecast is taking about 5 seconds to load but it will eventually load. NOAA is still working on it. 8/18/2020 NOAA continues to have trouble. Wind guest will occasionally be left off graphs. I am working with NOAA to resolve the issue. 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 9:45AM

Sunset 4:35PM

Tuesday January 19, 2021 9:49 AM AKST (18:49 UTC)

Moonrise 11:46AM

Moonset 12:00AM

Illumination 38%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Eek, AK

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FXAK69 PAFG 191352 AFDAFG

Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 452 AM AKST Tue Jan 19 2021

SYNOPSIS. Snow showers are beginning to move into the Fairbanks area and spreading across portions of the Central and Eastern Interior this morning. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches expected across the Interior with this event through this afternoon. Snow continuing across the Western Interior and into Kotzebue Sound. Conditions have deteriorated across Kotzebue Sound with reduced visibilities in snow and blowing snow, with these conditions continuing through this morning. Attention is beginning to focus on a winter storm set to impact the West Coast and the Western Interior beginning tomorrow afternoon. Winter Storm Watches have been issued for what looks like a long duration event that could last into the weekend.

DISCUSSION. In the upper levels, a trough centered across the Interior is turning flow to more of a west to southwest direction as the trough continues to lift to the northeast this morning. This change in flow is causing snow to spread across the Interior this morning, as opposed to being chinooked out as was the case the last several days. Another shortwave will move across the West Coast and then the Interior tomorrow morning and lifting northeast as ridging builds across the Interior into Thursday. A longwave trough in the Bering Sea will strengthen and send a strong trough across the West Coast and portions of the Western Interior on Thursday, with southerly flow being the predominant direction of flow for that region going into Friday. This feature will be the focal point for the next set of hazardous weather that will impact the West Coast into Norton Sound and portions of the Western Interior beginning Wednesday night.

At 850 mb, southerly flow that brought very warm temperatures near 0C into the Interior will give way to colder Arctic air digging in from the west, resulting in a rapid cool down today. Temperatures will remain around the -10C to -15C range ahead of the next surge of warm air associated with the strong upper level feature in the Bering Sea beginning Wednesday night. This feature will bring widespread warming across the state generally anywhere from -5C to -8C, with warmer temperatures near 0C across portions of the West Coast and Western Interior going into Friday.

At the surface, broad low pressure across the Interior is spreading snow across the Western Interior east across Fairbanks and to the Canadian border this morning. This low will move east, with snow tapering off this afternoon and into the overnight hours. Surface low pressure over the YK Delta this afternoon will increase chances for snow for portions of the West Coast and Western Interior south of the Seward Peninsula Wednesday morning. The next strong winter storm will move into the Bering Sea Wednesday morning and move northeast to the West Coast by Wednesday evening. This low will continue to move north through the Bering Strait by Thursday morning ahead of a second low in the Bering Sea that will swing a front across the West Coast and Western Interior beginning Friday morning. Model consensus is good for the low tracking through the Bering Strait, but details on the second round of winter weather across the West Coast will need to be monitored further for finer details as this event extends into the weekend.

Central and Eastern Interior . Radar is showing snow beginning to spread across the Central and Eastern Interior this morning. Light snow is expected to persist into the afternoon hours for most areas, with snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. As conditions clear tonight, chances for snow will remain low going into Friday. Gusty south winds through Alaska Range passes cannot be ruled out at times through the short term. Temperatures are expected to cool for most areas as southerly flow weakens today and remains west to southwest flow through Thursday.

North Slope and Brooks Range . Stronger east winds are resulting in more widespread visibility reductions than was seen over the previous few days. These conditions are expected to persist into the afternoon, as winds are expected to slowly subside. A weather front is expected to lift north of the Brooks Range, resulting in increasing chances for snow, with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible through tonight. Temperatures expected to remain above the climatological norms going into Friday.

West Coast and Western Interior . Active weather will be the theme for this region going into the weekend. Light snow is currently extending from the Western Interior and into Kotzebue Sound. Windy conditions through Kotzebue Sound has resulted in reduced visibilities with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect until noon today. Chances of snow increase again as a weak front moves into the southern portions of the West Coast and Western Interior tonight and into tomorrow. A strong surface low will track north along the West Coast beginning tomorrow night. Snow, blowing snow, and warming temperatures above freezing is expected to cause a wide variety of issues for the West Coast and Western Interior going into the weekend.

Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4 . None.

AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ209-AKZ216-AKZ226.

Winter Storm Watch for AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214.

Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245.

JAN 21

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Bethel, Bethel Airport, AK	49 mi	57 min	NNE 6	7.00 mi	Fair	-17°F	-22°F	77%	1008.7 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Apokak Creek entrance, Alaska

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