FNAK77 PAJK 191434
FWSAJK

SPOT FORECAST FOR CG SAR NATHAN E STEWART...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
534 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0511 AKST ON DECEMBER 19.
.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN ALASKAN GULF EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE OVER THE AK PANHANDLE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA
MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE MORNING THEN BACK TO THE EAST THEN NORTHWEST AS THE LOW MOVES
ONSHORE. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KTS BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN NEAR 18 FT MONDAY THEN SUBSIDE TO 12 FT
LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL MOVE EAST AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 17 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........18 FEET.

TIME (AKST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     57     57     57
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     39     39     40     41
WIND............SW 10  S 10   E 5    E 5    N 5
WIND GUST.......20     15                   10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1
SWELL ..........SW 20  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 15
SWELL PERIOD (S) 11     11     11     11     12
WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 18     18     18     18     17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL................. 1
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 13 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........12 SECONDS
WAVE HEIGHT.........16 FEET.

TIME (AKST)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........54     54     54     78     78     78
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............41     42     42     41     41     41
WIND............N 10   N 10   NW 10  W 10   W 10   W 10
WIND GUST.......20     20     20     15     15     25
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
SWELL ..........SW 15  SW 15  SW 15  SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
SWELL PERIOD (S) 12     12     12     12     12     12
WAVE HEIGHT (FT) 16     16     15     13     13     12

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 11 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........11 SECONDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........13 FEET.

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FORECASTER...BOYD
REQUESTED BY...LT  WATSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20111219.CGSAR.01/AJK