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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
(10:30 am AKDT)
1830 GMT on 03/18/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNE ( 30 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 37 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 40 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.38 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 17.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): -4.7 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 37 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 39 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
10:30 amNNE ( 21 deg ) 31 kts
10:20 amNNE ( 18 deg ) 30 kts
10:10 amNNE ( 19 deg ) 32 kts
10:00 amNNE ( 21 deg ) 31 kts
9:50 amNNE ( 25 deg ) 33 kts
9:40 amNNE ( 30 deg ) 38 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
10:13 amNNE ( 20 deg ) 41 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(AKDT)		 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
2026-03-18 10:00 amNNE 33 40----29.39+0.00 17.2-----
2026-03-18 09:30 amNNE 31 39----29.39- 16.7-----
2026-03-18 09:00 amNNE 21 33----29.39+0.00 16.3-----
2026-03-18 08:30 amNNE 36 42----29.39- 17.4-----
2026-03-18 08:00 amNNE 30 38----29.39-0.02 16.7-----
2026-03-18 07:30 amNNE 28 37----29.39- 16.9-----
2026-03-18 07:00 amNNE 32 38----29.39-0.02 17.2-----
2026-03-18 06:30 amNNE 30 38----29.39- 17.4-----
2026-03-18 06:00 am N 19 29----29.39-0.01 16.7-----
2026-03-18 05:30 am N 22 40----29.40- 17.1-----
2026-03-18 05:00 amNNE 27 35----29.41+0.00 16.7-----
2026-03-18 04:30 amNNE 23 34----29.41- 16.3-----
2026-03-18 04:00 amNNE 39 43----29.41+0.01 18.7-----
2026-03-18 03:30 amNNE 41 45----29.40- 19.8-----
2026-03-18 03:00 amNNE 23 40----29.40+0.01 18.5-----
2026-03-18 02:30 am N 18 31----29.40- 18.3-----
2026-03-18 02:00 am N 17 31----29.40+0.01 18.3-----
2026-03-18 01:30 am N 17 35----29.39- 18.0-----
2026-03-18 01:00 amNNE 25 38----29.39+0.01 18.1-----
2026-03-18 12:30 am N 21 35----29.39- 18.3-----
2026-03-18 12:00 amNNE 21 30----29.39+0.01 18.0-----
2026-03-17 11:30 pmNNE 20 33----29.39- 18.0-----
2026-03-17 11:00 pmNNE 24 34----29.39+0.00 18.3-----
2026-03-17 10:30 pmNNE 32 38----29.39- 18.9-----
2026-03-17 10:00 pmNNE 37 42----29.39+0.01 19.8-----
2026-03-17 09:30 pmNNE 35 45----29.39- 20.3-----
2026-03-17 09:00 pmNNE 40 45----29.38+0.01 20.3-----
2026-03-17 08:30 pmNNE 38 42----29.38- 20.5-----
2026-03-17 08:00 pmNNE 38 42----29.38+0.02 20.7-----
2026-03-17 07:30 pmNNE 37 45----29.37- 21.0-----
2026-03-17 07:00 pmNNE 37 46----29.37+0.01 20.5-----
2026-03-17 06:30 pmNNE 37 46----29.36- 21.0-----
2026-03-17 06:00 pmNNE 37 43----29.36+0.02 21.6-----
2026-03-17 05:30 pmNNE 39 45----29.36- 21.7-----
2026-03-17 05:00 pmNNE 40 45----29.36+0.03 21.7-----
2026-03-17 04:30 pmNNE 38 41----29.36- 21.4-----
2026-03-17 04:00 pm NE 36 42----29.36+0.04 21.4-----
2026-03-17 03:30 pmNNE 35 39----29.35- 21.0-----
2026-03-17 03:00 pmNNE 37 42----29.34+0.06 21.7-----
2026-03-17 02:30 pmNNE 41 45----29.34- 21.2-----
2026-03-17 02:00 pmNNE 39 45----29.33+0.06 21.6-----
2026-03-17 01:30 pmNNE 38 42----29.32- 21.6-----
2026-03-17 01:00 pmNNE 40 43----29.31+0.06 20.3-----
2026-03-17 12:30 pmNNE 41 46----29.30- 20.5-----
2026-03-17 12:00 pmNNE 40 46----29.29+0.04 21.2-----
2026-03-17 11:30 amNNE 44 49----29.28- 19.6-----
2026-03-17 11:00 amNNE 41 46----29.27+0.03 20.1-----