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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
(5:10 am AKDT)
1310 GMT on 04/16/2025:
     

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):SSE ( 160 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 6.0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 9.9 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.40 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.1 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 37.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 32.9 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 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
2025-04-16 04:10 amSSE 6.0 9.9----30.41- 38.1- 36.9---
2025-04-16 03:10 amSSE 5.1 8.9----30.41- 38.1- 36.3---
2025-04-16 02:10 amSSE 5.1 7.0----30.40- 38.5- 36.0---
2025-04-16 01:10 amSSE 6.0 8.0----30.39- 38.8- 36.0---
2025-04-16 12:10 am S 4.1 8.0----30.40- 39.2- 36.0---
2025-04-15 11:10 pm S 2.9 8.9----30.39- 40.1- 36.0---
2025-04-15 10:10 pmSSW 2.9 8.9----30.37- 41.0- 36.7---
2025-04-15 09:10 pmSSE 4.1 8.0----30.35- 41.9- 36.9---
2025-04-15 08:10 pm SW 6.0 11.1----30.34- 44.1- 37.4---
2025-04-15 07:10 pm S 2.9 9.9----30.32- 45.1- 38.3---
2025-04-15 06:10 pm SW 6.0 14.0----30.32- 44.2- 37.9---
2025-04-15 05:10 pmSSE 6.0 12.0----30.32- 44.6- 40.1---
2025-04-15 04:10 pm S 4.1 11.1----30.32- 43.9- 37.9---
2025-04-15 03:10 pm S 4.1 9.9----30.30- 43.2- 38.7---
2025-04-15 02:10 pm S 6.0 8.9----30.28- 41.9- 37.4---
2025-04-15 01:10 pmSSW 2.9 12.0----30.26- 41.7- 37.4---
2025-04-15 12:10 pm S 2.9 9.9----30.24- 41.5- 37.4---
2025-04-15 11:10 am S 2.9 8.9----30.22- 41.0- 38.3---
2025-04-15 06:10 amSSE 5.1 14.0----30.11- 37.8- 36.1---