FNAK77 PAJK 181250 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA POINT 5 18 2010...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 450 AM AKDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0419 AKDT ON MAY 18. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEAST AK GULF WILL TRACK NORTHWEST ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST NEARING KODIAK BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THAT TIME. FRONTAL BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE INCREASING SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SHIFT TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS INCREASING TO 15 KTS. A PERIODS OF DRIER WEATHER WILL FOLLOWED NEAR THE END OF THE WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER LOW TRACKS UP THE PANHANDLE BY THE WEEKEND WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF RAIN BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 45 47 50 53 57 WIND............N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 10 WIND GUST.......10 10 10 10 10 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 1 1 1 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........83 83 83 73 73 73 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 57 56 54 53 51 WIND............N 10 N 10 N 5 N 5 N 5 S 5 WIND GUST.......15 15 15 15 15 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. 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 (%).........85 85 85 58 58 58 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 51 52 53 55 56 WIND............S 5 S 5 S 5 N 5 N 5 N 10 WIND GUST.......10 10 10 10 10 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 1 1 1 1 1 2 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...RYAN HANSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100518.LENAP.01/AJK