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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
(7:30 am AKDT)
1530 GMT on 05/07/2026:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 0 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.12 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.9 °F
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
7:30 amN ( 0 deg ) 0 kts
7:20 amNNW ( 335 deg ) 1 kts
7:10 amN ( 7 deg ) 1 kts
7:00 amN ( 0 deg ) 0 kts
6:50 amN ( 0 deg ) 0 kts
6:40 amN ( 0 deg ) 0 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
7:25 amN ( 10 deg ) 3 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
2026-05-07 07:00 am- 0 0----30.12+0.00 37.9-----
2026-05-07 06:30 am N 2 2----30.12- 37.8-----
2026-05-07 06:00 am- 0 0----30.12+0.00 37.9-----
2026-05-07 05:30 am N 1 3----30.12- 38.1-----
2026-05-07 05:00 amNNE 2 2----30.12+0.00 38.1-----
2026-05-07 04:30 amNNE 3 4----30.12- 38.1-----
2026-05-07 04:00 amENE 2 2----30.12+0.01 38.5-----
2026-05-07 03:30 am SE 2 3----30.13- 38.8-----
2026-05-07 03:00 am S 3 3----30.13+0.03 38.7-----
2026-05-07 02:30 am- 0 1----30.12- 38.5-----
2026-05-07 02:00 am SE 4 5----30.12+0.04 38.8-----
2026-05-07 01:30 am NE 1 4----30.12- 38.8-----
2026-05-07 01:00 amWSW 1 3----30.11+0.04 39.2-----
2026-05-07 12:30 am- 0 1----30.10- 39.0-----
2026-05-07 12:00 am- 0 1----30.10+0.04 39.0-----
2026-05-06 11:30 pm- 0 1----30.09- 38.8-----
2026-05-06 11:00 pm- 0 2----30.09+0.04 39.2-----
2026-05-06 10:30 pm S 3 4----30.08- 39.2-----
2026-05-06 10:00 pm- 0 1----30.07+0.04 38.8-----
2026-05-06 09:30 pm- 0 0----30.06- 39.0-----
2026-05-06 09:00 pm- 0 1----30.06+0.04 39.2-----
2026-05-06 08:30 pm- 0 0----30.05- 39.7-----
2026-05-06 08:00 pm- 0 0----30.05+0.03 39.6-----
2026-05-06 07:30 pm- 0 0----30.04- 39.7-----
2026-05-06 07:00 pm- 0 1----30.03+0.03 39.9-----
2026-05-06 06:30 pm- 0 0----30.03- 40.5-----
2026-05-06 06:00 pm- 0 0----30.02+0.04 40.3-----
2026-05-06 05:30 pm- 0 0----30.02- 40.3-----
2026-05-06 05:00 pm- 0 2----30.02+0.04 39.6-----
2026-05-06 04:30 pm- 0 1----30.01- 39.9-----
2026-05-06 04:00 pm- 0 1----30.00+0.05 40.1-----
2026-05-06 03:30 pm- 0 1----29.99- 41.0-----
2026-05-06 03:00 pm- 0 0----29.98+0.05 41.9-----
2026-05-06 02:30 pm- 0 0----29.98- 41.2-----
2026-05-06 02:00 pm- 0 2----29.97+0.05 40.6-----
2026-05-06 01:30 pm- 0 1----29.96- 39.6-----
2026-05-06 01:00 pmNNE 8 11----29.95+0.03 38.7-----
2026-05-06 12:30 pmNNE 10 13----29.94- 37.9-----
2026-05-06 12:00 pmNNE 11 14----29.93+0.02 37.4-----
2026-05-06 11:30 amNNE 13 14----29.93- 36.9-----
2026-05-06 11:00 amNNE 14 15----29.92+0.02 36.3-----
2026-05-06 10:30 amNNE 14 15----29.92- 36.1-----
2026-05-06 10:00 amNNE 15 17----29.92+0.02 36.1-----
2026-05-06 09:30 amNNE 15 16----29.91- 36.3-----
2026-05-06 09:00 amNNE 16 17----29.91+0.01 36.5-----
2026-05-06 08:30 amNNE 13 17----29.91- 36.5-----
2026-05-06 08:00 amNNE 13 14----29.90+0.01 36.9-----