FNAK77 PAJK 071609 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 632 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0614 AKST ON MARCH 06. .DISCUSSION......A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST AS A LOW DRIFTS INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE SUN EVENING. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. -OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY AND INCREASE THE WINDS OVER INNER CHANNELS TO 40 KT FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE FRONT DRIFTS EAST OF THE AREA. A LOW PRESSURE MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE GALES FROM THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVE...........1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 97 97 97 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............30 30 31 32 33 33 WIND............SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 SE 15 SE 15 SE 25 WIND GUST.......20 20 20 20 20 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVE...........3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (AKST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........92 92 92 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR FOG FOG FOG TEMP............33 33 32 32 32 32 WIND............SE 20 SE 14 SE 13 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 WIND GUST.......30 20 20 15 150 20 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVE...........1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........98 98 98 98 98 98 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............32 32 33 34 36 36 WIND............SE 10 SE 10 SE 11 SE 17 SE 22 SE 29 WIND GUST.......20 20 25 35 35 45 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY... BREEZY. RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KT. .WEDNESDAY... SNOW AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KT BECOMING NORTH 30 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. .THURSDAY... SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND TO 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH 30 KT IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 KT. $$ FORECASTER...JACOBS REQUESTED BY...TEST REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100306.LENA_.01/AJK