Anchorage Vent Factor

Station     PAFC     Elevation  144 FT
Wed May  1 13:20:02 UTC 2024

Morning Vent Factor:

Temperature           45 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      89.1 m
Mixing Depth AGL      45.9 m
Transport Wind        5.14 m/s
Vent Factor           231

Forecast for Afternoon Vent Factor:

Temperature           49 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      656.7 m
Mixing Depth AGL      613.5 m
Transport Wind        8.75 m/s
Vent Factor           5361

 Vent Factor is considered a measure of the volume rate of horizontal transport of air within the mixing layer, per unit distance, normal to the wind. Units are measured in square meters per second or knot-feet.