FNAK77 PAJK 161956 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUNDHOG BAY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1156 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1131 AKDT ON JUNE 16. .DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TODAY WITH RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE PANHANDLE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH ON THURSDAY...WITH RAIN MAINLY ALONG THE NORTHER COAST. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THOUGH FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 50S WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN ABOVE 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS ALONG SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL WILL BE 15 TO 20 KTS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING THEN PICKING UP TO 20 TO 25 KTS THURSDAY EVENING. 4 FT SEAS ALONG SOUTHERN LYNN WILL DROP TO 3 FT THROUGH THE EVENING THEN PICK UP TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN ICY STRAIT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 15 KTS THIS EVENING. WINDS ALONG ICY STRAIT TOMORROW WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 KTS WITH 3 FT SEAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 TO 3 FEET. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TIME (AKDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 52 54 RH..............83 83 83 WIND............SE 10 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST.......15 CWR.............10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. TIME (AKDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........88 88 88 63 63 63 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 55 53 51 49 RH..............89 89 91 95 96 97 WIND............NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST....... 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 3 3 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WAVE HEIGHT.........2 TO 3 FEET. TIME (AKDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........66 66 66 67 67 67 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 47 49 51 54 56 RH..............97 95 92 91 89 85 WIND............NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST....... 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 2 2 2 2 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...SHAWN STANFORD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100616.GROUN.01/AJK