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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORCA EXERCISE...SITKA FD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
958 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0926 AKDT ON MARCH 26.
.DISCUSSION...AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TODAY
THEN INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. WESTERLY
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE GULF WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN AMPLITUDE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 6-7 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........AROUND 10 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.

TIME (AKDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........78     78     75     75     75
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............35     38     39     40     37
RH..............94     86     81     85     88
WIND............W 10   W 10   W 10   W 10    W 5
WIND GUST.......15     15     15     15     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0
SWELL ..........W 6    W 7    W 7    W 7    W 6
SWELL PERIOD (S)10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......W WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 FEET LATE.
SWELL PERIOD........AROUND 10 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1 FOOT.

TIME (AKDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........70     70     70     64     64     64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     35     35     33     32     32
RH..............89     90     91     92     93     90
WIND............W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
WIND GUST.......10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
SWELL ..........W 6    W 5    W 5    W 4    W 4    W 3
SWELL PERIOD (S)10     10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 2-3 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........AROUND 9 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1-2 FEET.

TIME (AKDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........99     99     99     91     91     91
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............32     34     36     37     37     36
RH..............83     74     67     61     59     59
WIND............W 5    W 5    W 5    W 10   W 10   W 5
WIND GUST.......10     10     10     15     15     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
SWELL ..........W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 2    W 2
SWELL PERIOD (S)9      9      9      9      8      8

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FORECASTER...TSCHANTZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130326.ORCAE.02/AJK