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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
(7:00 pm AKST on 11/08/2025)
0400 GMT on 11/09/2025:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNE ( 20 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 13 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 16 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.80 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.05 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 36.7 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.5 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 14 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 14 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
7:00 pmNNE ( 19 deg ) 12 kts
6:50 pmNNE ( 20 deg ) 14 kts
6:40 pmNNE ( 22 deg ) 15 kts
6:30 pmNNE ( 33 deg ) 17 kts
6:20 pmNNE ( 30 deg ) 18 kts
6:10 pmNNE ( 32 deg ) 17 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKST)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
6:07 pmNNE ( 30 deg ) 20 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
2025-11-08 06:30 pmNNE 18 19----29.81- 37.8-----
2025-11-08 06:00 pmNNE 17 19----29.82-0.03 37.6-----
2025-11-08 05:30 pmNNE 13 16----29.83- 37.4-----
2025-11-08 05:00 pmNNE 17 18----29.83-0.03 37.6-----
2025-11-08 04:30 pmNNE 12 15----29.84- 37.8-----
2025-11-08 04:00 pmNNE 16 17----29.84-0.03 37.8-----
2025-11-08 03:30 pmNNE 16 18----29.85- 37.9-----
2025-11-08 03:00 pmNNE 16 18----29.85-0.02 38.1-----
2025-11-08 02:30 pmNNE 16 18----29.86- 37.9-----
2025-11-08 02:00 pmNNE 15 17----29.86-0.01 38.1-----
2025-11-08 01:30 pmNNE 17 18----29.86- 38.1-----
2025-11-08 01:00 pmNNE 16 17----29.87+0.01 37.9-----
2025-11-08 12:30 pmNNE 17 20----29.88- 37.9-----
2025-11-08 12:00 pmNNE 18 19----29.87+0.03 37.8-----
2025-11-08 11:30 amNNE 18 20----29.87- 37.4-----
2025-11-08 11:00 am NE 17 18----29.88+0.04 37.2-----
2025-11-08 10:30 amNNE 18 20----29.87- 37.4-----
2025-11-08 10:00 amNNE 18 20----29.86+0.05 37.0-----
2025-11-08 09:30 amNNE 16 20----29.85- 37.8-----
2025-11-08 09:00 amNNE 17 20----29.84+0.05 37.6-----
2025-11-08 08:30 amNNE 18 19----29.84- 37.4-----
2025-11-08 08:00 amNNE 15 17----29.83+0.04 37.6-----
2025-11-08 07:30 amNNE 17 19----29.82- 38.1-----
2025-11-08 07:00 amNNE 13 18----29.81+0.03 37.6-----
2025-11-08 06:30 amNNE 16 18----29.80- 37.9-----
2025-11-08 06:00 amNNE 16 18----29.80+0.02 38.1-----
2025-11-08 05:30 amNNE 16 17----29.79- 38.3-----
2025-11-08 05:00 amNNE 13 14----29.80+0.05 38.5-----
2025-11-08 04:30 amNNE 9 13----29.79- 38.3-----
2025-11-08 04:00 amNNE 12 14----29.78+0.06 39.2-----
2025-11-08 03:30 amNNE 7 10----29.78- 38.5-----
2025-11-08 03:00 amNNE 9 14----29.78+0.07 39.2-----
2025-11-08 02:30 am NE 12 14----29.76- 39.4-----
2025-11-08 02:00 amNNE 14 15----29.75+0.07 39.4-----
2025-11-08 01:30 am NE 14 15----29.74- 39.0-----
2025-11-08 01:00 amNNE 12 14----29.72+0.05 39.0-----
2025-11-08 12:30 amNNE 12 14----29.71- 39.0-----
2025-11-08 12:00 amNNE 10 15----29.70+0.07 38.7-----
2025-11-07 11:30 pm NE 11 12----29.69- 39.4-----
2025-11-07 11:00 pmNNE 10 12----29.68+0.07 39.2-----
2025-11-07 10:30 pmNNE 8 11----29.67- 38.7-----
2025-11-07 10:00 pm N 3 7----29.67+0.08 37.8-----
2025-11-07 09:30 pmESE 4 5----29.66- 38.8-----
2025-11-07 09:00 pm N 1 3----29.63+0.07 38.3-----
2025-11-07 08:30 pmNNE 4 6----29.62- 38.1-----
2025-11-07 08:00 pm- 0 1----29.61+0.08 38.3-----
2025-11-07 07:30 pm- 0 1----29.59- 37.9-----
2025-11-07 07:00 pm- 0 1----29.59+0.09 37.6-----