GW6555 KecthikanG6555
At a river or reservoir gauge/25.2 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Port Protection Seaplane Base, Alaska
Seaplane base in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AlaskaSmall Craft Advisory, in full · Every severe alert
Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW late. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
52°
52°/49°
Rain·
Feels like 52°·Near gale 35 mph SSE
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for Port Protection Seaplane Base until 5 PM today. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 12 AM, the chance peaking at 98% around 2 AM.
Now. Port Protection Seaplane Base is 52° and rain at 12 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Near gale from the south-southeast at 35 mph, gusting to 46 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 48° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 48° by 6 PM, with some cloud.
The week. Highs stay close to 51° all week. Rain is likely tomorrow (97%), Sunday (93%), Monday (70%), Tuesday (99%), Wednesday (97%) and Thursday (93%). The windiest day is Tuesday, with wind to 37 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 5:51 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 8:39 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 10 hours 24 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
97%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
52feels52
97%
35mph
Today
Oct 16
5249
100%
37mph
Sat
Oct 17
5148
97%
21mph
Sun
Oct 18
5046
93%
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
4945
70%
Tue
Oct 20
5245
99%
37mph
Wed
Oct 21
5147
97%
30mph
Thu
Oct 22
4945
93%
18mph
52°
52°49°
51°48°
50°46°
49°45°
52°45°
51°47°
49°45°
As of 12:00 AM in Port Protection Seaplane Base, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- 19P
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- PPV
- Field elevation
- -
- Serves
- Port Protection
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- -
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW / SE unlit | 4,000 ft | 1,000 ft | Water | - | - | - |
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest Port Protection Seaplane Base, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 25.2 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
measured daily2 instruments
Edna Bay 1.3 EAK-PW-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/25.8 mi away/39 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Little Port Walter near SitkaSITA2
At a cooperative observer's station/40.0 mi away/64 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Port Protection Seaplane Base
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Port Protectioncommunity, 1 mi
- Point Bakercommunity, 2 mi
- Whale Passcity, 24 mi
- Edna Baycity, 26 mi
- Naukati Baycommunity, 35 mi
- Coffman Covecity, 38 mi
- Kupreanofcity, 40 mi
- Port Alexandercity, 41 mi
- Petersburgcommunity, 42 mi
- Kakecity, 47 mi
- Wrangellcity, 48 mi
- Klawockcity, 57 mi
Airports near Port Protection Seaplane Base
- Point Baker Seaplane BaseKPB, 2 mi
- Whale Pass Seaplane Float Harbor Facility96Z, 24 mi
- Edna Bay Seaplane BaseEDA, 26 mi
- Naukati Bay Seaplane BaseAK62, 36 mi
- Coffman Cove Seaplane BaseKCC, 37 mi
- Port Alexander Seaplane BaseAHP, 40 mi
- Petersburg James A Johnson AirportPSG, 41 mi
- Kake AirportAFE, 45 mi