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Station POTA2 - Potato Point, AK Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station POTA2

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C-MAN Station
Sutron XPERT payload
61.056 N 146.697 W (61°3'23" N 146°41'48" W)

Site elevation: 7 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 9.1 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 10 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 8.5 m above mean sea level

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Station POTA2

Conditions at POTA2 as of
(12:00 am AKST)
0900 GMT on 01/27/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNE ( 30 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 25 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 27 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.31 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.03 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 27.1 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 11.3 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 25 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 27 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(AKST)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
12:00 amNNE ( 28 deg ) 25 kts
11:50 pmNNE ( 28 deg ) 25 kts
11:40 pmNNE ( 28 deg ) 24 kts
11:30 pmNNE ( 25 deg ) 24 kts
11:20 pmNNE ( 27 deg ) 24 kts
11:10 pmNNE ( 28 deg ) 24 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKST)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
11:56 pmNNE ( 30 deg ) 28 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(AKST)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2026-01-26 11:30 pmNNE 24 26----29.31- 27.3-----
2026-01-26 11:00 pmNNE 24 27----29.32-0.03 27.3-----
2026-01-26 10:30 pmNNE 23 25----29.33- 27.1-----
2026-01-26 10:00 pmNNE 25 27----29.32-0.04 27.1-----
2026-01-26 09:30 pmNNE 25 28----29.33- 27.1-----
2026-01-26 09:00 pmNNE 25 27----29.33-0.05 27.1-----
2026-01-26 08:30 pmNNE 25 27----29.34- 27.1-----
2026-01-26 08:00 pmNNE 25 27----29.34-0.07 27.5-----
2026-01-26 07:30 pmNNE 24 25----29.36- 27.5-----
2026-01-26 07:00 pmNNE 23 25----29.36-0.07 27.7-----
2026-01-26 06:30 pmNNE 24 27----29.37- 27.3-----
2026-01-26 06:00 pmNNE 24 26----29.39-0.07 27.5-----
2026-01-26 05:30 pmNNE 21 25----29.40- 27.7-----
2026-01-26 05:00 pmNNE 18 22----29.41-0.07 27.5-----
2026-01-26 04:30 pmNNE 19 23----29.42- 27.5-----
2026-01-26 04:00 pmNNE 16 20----29.44-0.07 27.3-----
2026-01-26 03:30 pmNNE 19 22----29.45- 27.5-----
2026-01-26 03:00 pmNNE 20 23----29.46-0.06 27.5-----
2026-01-26 02:30 pmNNE 20 22----29.47- 27.3-----
2026-01-26 02:00 pmNNE 20 24----29.48-0.05 27.5-----
2026-01-26 01:30 pmNNE 20 22----29.49- 28.0-----
2026-01-26 01:00 pmNNE 21 24----29.50-0.05 27.9-----
2026-01-26 12:30 pmNNE 21 23----29.51- 28.0-----
2026-01-26 12:00 pmNNE 22 23----29.52-0.05 28.2-----
2026-01-26 11:30 amNNE 21 23----29.53- 28.2-----
2026-01-26 11:00 amNNE 21 23----29.53-0.06 28.2-----
2026-01-26 10:30 amNNE 20 23----29.54- 28.2-----
2026-01-26 10:00 amNNE 21 23----29.55-0.05 28.0-----
2026-01-26 09:30 amNNE 21 23----29.56- 28.2-----
2026-01-26 09:00 amNNE 17 21----29.57-0.06 28.6-----
2026-01-26 08:30 amNNE 18 20----29.58- 28.6-----
2026-01-26 08:00 amNNE 16 20----29.59-0.07 28.8-----
2026-01-26 07:30 amNNE 18 20----29.59- 28.9-----
2026-01-26 07:00 amNNE 18 20----29.60-0.09 29.5-----
2026-01-26 06:30 amNNE 17 19----29.62- 29.7-----
2026-01-26 06:00 amNNE 15 18----29.63-0.09 30.0-----
2026-01-26 05:30 amNNE 16 19----29.65- 30.4-----
2026-01-26 05:00 amNNE 16 18----29.66-0.09 30.2-----
2026-01-26 04:30 amNNE 17 19----29.68- 30.0-----
2026-01-26 04:00 amNNE 16 18----29.69-0.09 29.7-----
2026-01-26 03:30 amNNE 14 18----29.70- 29.7-----
2026-01-26 03:00 amNNE 17 20----29.72-0.09 29.7-----
2026-01-26 02:30 amNNE 16 19----29.74- 29.8-----
2026-01-26 02:00 amNNE 15 18----29.75-0.08 29.7-----
2026-01-26 01:30 amNNE 15 17----29.77- 29.8-----
2026-01-26 01:00 amNNE 12 15----29.78-0.07 29.7-----
2026-01-26 12:30 amNNE 13 16----29.79- 30.6-----
2026-01-26 12:00 amNNE 9 12----29.81-0.05 29.3-----