FNAK77 PAJK 101959 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR STRANDED HIKER MEADE GLACIER...COAST GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1059 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1033 AKST ON MARCH 10. .DISCUSSION... ...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE PANHANDLE WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SE ALASKA GULF TODAY MOVING NORTHEAST WARD TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOWER WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 4 MILES...DOWN TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. CEILINGS WILL BE VARIABLE THROUGH OUT THE DAY. SOLID OVERCAST AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FT CAN DROP TO 2000 TO A BROKEN LAYER AT 1000 AT TIMES. AS SHOWER ACTIVITY DIMINISHES EXPECTING MORE UNIFORM CLOUD DECK AROUND 5000 FT AGL. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. FOR THURSDAY NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. TIME (AKST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 87 87 87 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............14 16 19 21 RH..............94 97 99 100 WIND............NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 12 WIND GUST.......15 15 15 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (AKST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........94 94 94 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............21 20 19 19 18 17 RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 WIND............N 16 N 16 N 20 N 20 N 20 N 20 WIND GUST.......25 25 35 45 45 45 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 90 90 98 98 98 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............18 20 22 24 26 26 RH..............96 90 83 78 72 72 WIND............N 20 N 20 N 20 SE 16 SE 16 SE 12 WIND GUST.......40 40 40 25 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...OS1 ROBERTO REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100310.STRAN.02/AJK