FNAK77 PAJK 190255
FWSAJK

SPOT FORECAST FOR CG SAR NATHAN E STEWART...USCG SECTOR JUNEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
555 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1531 AKST ON DECEMBER 18.
.DISCUSSION...THE FAST MOVING WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AROUND CAPE FAIRWEATHER. WEST WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST THROUGH 8 PM AKST AND HOLD STEADY AROUND 25 KT AND
GUSTY TO 35 KT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A FEW BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL BE
MOVING THROUGH 3 AM. SEAS WILL SETTLE WITH LESS OF WIND WAVE ON
TOP OF THE BASE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 14 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........20 FEET.

TIME (AKST)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........96     96     96     91     91     91
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............41     41     41     41     41     40
WIND............SE 25  W 20   SW 20  SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
WIND GUST.......50     35     35     25     25     25
CWR.............50     50     50     30     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
SWELL ..........S 10   S 10   SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15
SWELL PERIOD (S) 10     11     12     12     13     13
WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 21     23     22     21     20     18

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 15 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........13 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........17 FEET.

TIME (AKST)      3 AM   5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM
SKY (%).........83     83     83     68     68     68
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     39     39     39     39     40
WIND............SW 10  SW 10  S 5    SE 0   SE 0   E 5
WIND GUST.......20     20     10     5      5      10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
SWELL ..........SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15
SWELL PERIOD (S) 13     13     13     13     13     13
WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 17     17     17     17     17     16

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FORECASTER...BEZENEK
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT GIARD
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20111218.CGSAR.01/AJK