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Station PRTA2 - Point Retreat, AK Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PRTA2

Station owned and maintained by NWS Alaska Region
Weather Station
58.411 N 134.955 W (58°24'40" N 134°57'18" W)

Site elevation: 30 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 1.5 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 6.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 31.5 m above mean sea level

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Station PRTA2

Conditions at PRTA2 as of
(8:10 pm AKDT on 03/16/2025)
0410 GMT on 03/17/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 8.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 12.0 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.64 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 30.7 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 9.7 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 22.1 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
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
2025-03-16 07:10 pm N 11.1 13.0----29.62- 31.5- 9.9---
2025-03-16 06:10 pm N 12.0 15.0----29.62- 32.7- 10.9---
2025-03-16 05:10 pm N 8.9 15.0----29.61- 32.4- 9.7---
2025-03-16 04:10 pmNNW 9.9 15.9----29.59- 32.0- 7.9---
2025-03-16 03:10 pm N 11.1 18.1----29.58- 31.3- 7.2---
2025-03-16 02:10 pmNNW 12.0 19.0----29.57- 30.9- 9.0---
2025-03-16 01:10 pm N 12.0 21.0----29.56- 30.6- 11.8---
2025-03-16 12:10 pm N 15.0 24.1----29.55- 29.8- 11.1---
2025-03-16 11:10 am N 14.0 22.9----29.54- 29.8- 11.5---
2025-03-16 10:10 am N 15.0 25.1----29.52- 29.1- 13.5---
2025-03-16 09:10 am N 18.1 25.1----29.51- 28.9- 13.8---
2025-03-16 08:10 am N 17.1 28.0----29.50- 28.9- 11.1---
2025-03-16 07:10 am N 18.1 26.0----29.50- 29.1- 12.2---
2025-03-16 06:10 am N 19.0 25.1----29.49- 29.5- 13.1---
2025-03-16 05:10 am N 17.1 27.0----29.49- 29.8- 14.4---
2025-03-16 04:10 amNNW 15.0 26.0----29.48- 30.0- 13.6---
2025-03-16 03:10 am N 22.0 28.0----29.48- 30.4- 14.7---
2025-03-16 02:10 amNNW 15.0 27.0----29.48- 30.6- 15.3---
2025-03-16 01:10 am NW 12.0 25.1----29.48- 30.7- 14.2---
2025-03-16 12:10 am NW 13.0 27.0----29.48- 30.9- 15.3---
2025-03-15 11:10 pm N 17.1 27.0----29.48- 31.1- 15.3---
2025-03-15 10:10 pmNNW 15.0 27.0----29.47- 31.5- 14.0---
2025-03-15 09:10 pmNNW 15.0 26.0----29.47- 31.5- 13.1---