High Surf Advisory
Ends in 1 day 11 h
When
Until 4 PM AKDT Sunday.
Where
Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line at Stebbins, St. Michael, and Unalakleet, 4 to 7 feet above the normal high tide line at Shaktoolik, and 5 to 10 feet above the normal high tide line at Koyuk and Elim.
Impacts
Localized beach erosion may occur.
Additional details
South to southeast winds remain elevated with gusts up to 60 mph possible through late Friday night.
Precautionary actions
Precautions should be taken to protect property.
Areas: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills
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Observed 3:50 AM AKDT at PFSH

Koyuk, AK weather

Windy and 39°4°, rain ~5–6 AM (55%).

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Windy · Feels like 28°−2°

Feels like: 28°−2°; Wind chill from 25 mph41 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind: 25 mph41 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 43 mph69 km/h around 5 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)
Pressure: 29.7 inHg1006 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.5 hPa in 3 h

Light rain-snow mix now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 43 mph69 km/h for the next 48 hours
Rain until 10 AM (60%, 0.12 in3 mm)
Dry break today 10 AM–4 PM
High 40°4° today at 1 PM
Rain today from 4 PM (100%, 2.3 in58 mm)

TonightNear 39°4° · Rain all night (60%) · gusts to 43 mph69 km/h
This morningNear 39°4° · Rain 6–10 AM (60%) · gusts to 41 mph66 km/h
This afternoonNear 39°4° · Rain 4–6 PM (50%) · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h
TonightNear 38°3° · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h
Tomorrow morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (100%) · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonNear 38°3° · Rain all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h
Tomorrow nightNear 38°3° · Rain all night (100%) · gusts to 38 mph61 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover
Sat 4a	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	97%	99%
Sat 5a	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 43 mph69 km/h	97%	97%
Sat 6a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 41 mph66 km/h	97%	97%
Sat 7a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	97%	95%
Sat 8a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph63 km/h	97%	97%
Sat 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 40 mph65 km/h	98%	93%
Sat 10a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	98%	92%
Sat 11a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	97%	90%
Sat 12p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	95%	91%
Sat 1p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	92%	95%
Sat 2p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	91%	93%
Sat 3p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	87%	97%
Sat 4p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	88%	95%
Sat 5p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	88%	93%
Sat 6p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	88%	93%
Sat 7p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	89%	99%
Sat 8p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	90%	95%
Sat 9p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	90%	97%
Sat 10p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	89%	96%
Sat 11p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	90%	98%
Sun 12a	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	92%	98%
Sun 1a	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	92%	94%
Sun 2a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	94%	96%
Sun 3a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	95%	97%
Sun 4a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	97%	98%
Sun 5a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	98%	97%
Sun 6a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	98%	98%
Sun 7a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph52 km/h	99%	95%
Sun 8a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	98%	96%
Sun 9a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	99%	95%
Sun 10a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	99%	97%
Sun 11a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	99%	97%
Sun 12p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	97%	98%
Sun 1p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	95%	95%
Sun 2p	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	94%	81%
Sun 3p	Rain	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	92%	84%
Sun 4p	Drizzle	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	91%	87%
Sun 5p	Rain	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	91%	96%
Sun 6p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	92%	97%
Sun 7p	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	94%	95%
Sun 8p	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	94%	89%
Sun 9p	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	94%	99%
Sun 10p	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	93%	99%
Sun 11p	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	93%	99%
Mon 12a	Snow	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 38 mph60 km/h	93%	99%
Mon 1a	Rain	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	94%	98%
Mon 2a	Rain	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	95%	98%
Mon 3a	Rain	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	96%	98%

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 40°4°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 39°4°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–40°4°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Wind
39 mph63 km/h, gusts 59 mph95 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 40°4°, low 36°2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 35°2°
  100% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  90% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.62 in16 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.91 in23 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: Rain before 7pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
38°3°–40°4°
Low, likely
36°2°–37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 42°6°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–42°6°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 43°6°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 42°6°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 41°5°
  80% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: Rain likely before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 38°3°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 32°0°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 37°3°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 33°0°
  60% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 31°0°
  50% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow likely before 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 30°−1°, low 22°−6°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 26°−3°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 21°−6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
27°−3°–33°1°
Low, likely
16°−9°–26°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 24°−4°, low 19°−7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 19°−7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 21°−6°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
16°−9°–30°−1°
Low, likely
10°−12°–25°−4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 26°−3°, low 20°−7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 20°−7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 23°−5°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
22°−6°–29°−2°
Low, likely
17°−8°–24°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h

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The outlook

Today
55% chance of rain, high 40°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
98% chance of snow, high 40°, low 36°.
Monday
90% chance of rain, high 42°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Highs 24–43°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 8 h 41 min; Losing 6 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 5 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–7:21 PM; Morning 9:34–11:28 AM
Blue hour: 7:21–7:41 PM; Morning 9:14–9:34 AM; first light 9:14 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 96% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 8:16 AM · rises 5:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Koyuk. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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