FNAK77 PAJK 191258 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA POINT 5 19 2010...USCG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 458 AM AKDT WED MAY 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0444 AKDT ON MAY 19. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE AK GULF WILL TACK NORTHWEST TOWARD THE KODIAK ISLANDS TONIGHT. FRONTAL BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE TODAY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 KTS OVER LYNN CANAL THIS EVENING AS PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INCREASES. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........93 93 93 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 53 54 56 57 57 WIND............S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 WIND GUST.......25 25 20 15 15 20 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 4 4 3 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........33 33 33 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 57 56 53 51 48 WIND............S 10 S 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 WIND GUST.......20 20 20 25 25 25 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 3 3 3 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 74 74 74 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 49 51 53 55 57 WIND............N 10 N 10 N 10 N 0 N 0 S 10 WIND GUST.......25 25 20 5 5 20 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 3 3 3 1 1 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...RYAN HANSEN REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100519.LENAP.01/AJK