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Station FFIA2 - Five Fingers, AK Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station FFIA2

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C-MAN Station
Sutron XPERT payload
57.272 N 133.630 W (57°16'18" N 133°37'48" W)

Site elevation: 6.7 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 4.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 22 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 21.3 m above mean sea level

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Station FFIA2

Conditions at FFIA2 as of
(5:00 am AKDT)
1300 GMT on 03/16/2025:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNW ( 340 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 19 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 24 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.40 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.01 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 31.6 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 19.0 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 17 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 19 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
5:00 amNNW ( 344 deg ) 19 kts
4:50 amNNW ( 342 deg ) 20 kts
4:40 amNNW ( 345 deg ) 20 kts
4:30 amNNW ( 346 deg ) 21 kts
4:20 amNNW ( 342 deg ) 20 kts
4:10 amNNW ( 346 deg ) 21 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(AKDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
4:28 amN ( 350 deg ) 26 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
2025-03-16 04:00 amNNW 20 25----29.39+0.00 31.6-----
2025-03-16 03:00 amNNW 22 24----29.38+0.00 31.6-----
2025-03-16 02:00 amNNW 20 22----29.38+0.00 31.8-----
2025-03-16 01:00 amNNW 22 24----29.39+0.01 31.8-----
2025-03-16 12:00 am N 20 23----29.39+0.01 31.8-----
2025-03-15 11:00 pmNNW 24 26----29.38+0.01 32.4-----
2025-03-15 10:00 pmNNW 24 26----29.38+0.00 32.7-----
2025-03-15 09:00 pmNNW 22 24----29.37+0.00 33.4-----
2025-03-15 08:00 pm N 23 26----29.37-0.01 33.8-----
2025-03-15 07:00 pm N 22 27----29.37-0.01 34.3-----
2025-03-15 06:00 pm N 21 24----29.37-0.01 34.7-----
2025-03-15 05:00 pmNNW 23 26----29.38-0.02 34.7-----
2025-03-15 04:00 pm N 22 25----29.39-0.02 34.2-----
2025-03-15 03:00 pmNNW 24 26----29.39-0.02 33.8-----
2025-03-15 02:00 pm N 22 25----29.40-0.02 33.3-----
2025-03-15 01:00 pmNNW 24 27----29.40-0.02 32.5-----
2025-03-15 12:00 pm N 24 27----29.41-0.02 32.0-----
2025-03-15 11:00 am N 23 26----29.42-0.01 31.8-----
2025-03-15 10:00 am N 25 29----29.42-0.01 31.6-----
2025-03-15 09:00 am N 24 28----29.43-0.02 31.6-----
2025-03-15 08:00 am N 26 29----29.43-0.03 31.3-----
2025-03-15 07:00 am N 26 29----29.44-0.03 31.6-----
2025-03-15 06:00 am N 25 26----29.45-0.03 31.8-----
2025-03-15 05:00 am N 24 25----29.46-0.04 32.2-----