FNAK77 PAJK 151844 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUNDHOG BAY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1044 AM AKDT TUE JUN 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 AKDT ON JUNE 15. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE AK GULF WILL TRACK EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT FOLLOWING THE RIDGE WILL REACH THE OUTER COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL THURSDAY. DRIZZLE AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH STEADY LIGHT RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY WESTERLY WITH A SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. WIND ALONG SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL WILL BE MORE SOUTHERLY WITH WINDS ALONG ICY STRAIT MORE WESTERLY. WINDS SPEEDS ALONG THE CHANNELS WILL BE NEAR 15 KTS WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT SEAS. THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WILL SEA A DRYING TREND BUT SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. SWELL HEIGHT........0 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (AKDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........71 71 71 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 52 53 RH..............68 68 67 WIND............NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST....... EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 CWR.............0 0 0 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL HEIGHT........NORTH SWELL 1 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (AKDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........87 87 87 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............53 54 53 51 50 48 RH..............71 79 80 76 82 87 WIND............NW 10 NW 10 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 SW 5 WIND GUST....... 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 10 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 20 20 20 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 3 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL HEIGHT........0 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............46 46 48 51 53 55 RH..............89 94 90 78 72 67 WIND............SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SW 5 WIND GUST.......10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............20 20 20 10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...SHAWN STANFORD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100615.GROUN.01/AJK