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Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

Anchorage, AK

Weather Forecast Office

Day 2 of Safe Boating Week focuses on marine data and our need for your observations. Click here to learn more about #kbaywaves

Weather.gov > Anchorage, AK > Day 2 of Safe Boating Week focuses on marine data and our need for your observations. Click here to learn more about #kbaywaves

This article is from May 2018 and is no longer valid: Our buoy in Kachemak Bay is sadly down for maintenance so we are asking for your help! Marine observations are not only beneficial for us to create accurate forecasts but that buoy data is used by researchers to create more accurate wave models. Better models mean better forecasts for you. So what can you do? Submit a marine observations like the example in the photo below making sure to use the #kbaywaves. We thank you in advance for any and all observations that we receive.

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