FNAK77 PAJK 081411 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA POINT 4 8 2010...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 611 AM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0542 AKDT ON APRIL 08. .DISCUSSION...LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID DAY AS A UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OUT IN THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS COULD BE A BIT GUSTY NEAR HEAVIER SHOWERS DUE TO OUTFLOW THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE A SURFACE INVERTED TROUGH WILL SET UP SHOP OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE OFFSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVERTED TROUGH AND THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP MOST OF THE STRONGER SYSTEM OUT OVER THE GULF THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........74 74 74 51 51 51 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 34 36 40 43 44 WIND............SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 N 5 N 5 WIND GUST.......10 10 15 10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 1 1 1 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........53 53 53 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............44 43 41 39 36 33 WIND............N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 WIND GUST.......10 10 10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 73 73 72 72 72 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 31 35 40 45 48 WIND............N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 WIND GUST....... 10 10 15 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 1 1 1 1 2 2 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .SUNDAY... COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. $$ FORECASTER...LISKE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HANSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100408.LENAP.01/AJK