Anchorage Vent Factor

Station     PAFC     Elevation  144 FT
Tue Jan 21 14:20:02 UTC 2020

Morning Vent Factor:

Temperature           16 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      225 m
Mixing Depth AGL      181.8 m
Transport Wind        1.54 m/s
Vent Factor           279

Forecast for Afternoon Vent Factor:

Temperature           22 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      387.9 m
Mixing Depth AGL      344.7 m
Transport Wind        3.09 m/s
Vent Factor           1061

 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.