FNAK71 PAFC 160127
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALBATROSS BANKS...US COAST GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
527 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1850 AKDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST ISSUED
THIS MORNING. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF STRATUS REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH AND
WESTERN GULF. A 1004 MB AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE ALBATROSS BANKS ALTHOUGH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPPING SOUTH FROM
THE COOK INLET AREA WILL HELP INCREASE THE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN GULF. SOME BREAKS IN THE STRATUS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
AS DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH IS ENTRAINED INTO THE SYSTEM. CEILINGS WILL
SLOWLY IMPROVE SATURDAY WHILE WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH AT ABOUT
25 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER...............CLOUDY.
CEILING HEIGHT............1500-2200 FEET.
WIND......................NE 15 KT INCREASING TO N 22 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
CWR.......................0 PERCENT.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER...............CLOUDY WITH A FEW BREAKS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING HEIGHT............1500 FEET EARLY MORNING RISING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND......................N WIND 25 KT.
CWR.......................0 PERCENT.
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 FEET.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...MST1 NATE HATFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20090515.ALBAT.01/AER