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AVIATION

PANC...Overall, VFR conditions are expected. However, a strong southerly push of marine air is heading up Cook Inlet today and filling the Inlet with fog and stratus. The main question for Anchorage is whether that stratus will make it into the airport or remain west of the area in Cook Inlet. At this time, it looks more likely that this stratus will remain to the west, but southwesterly flow at the surface could bring it into the area overnight and reduce the VFR conditions to IFR ceilings and potentially lower visibility in fog. The lower ceilings in stratus is more likely than limited visibility in fog. Should this marine layer make in fully into the airport, it could persist through a good part of the day Sunday until southeasterly Turnagain Arm winds increase Sunday evening which would mix it out as well as push it away from the terminal.