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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1336 AKDT ON MARCH 26.
.DISCUSSION...WEST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE GULF
OF ALASKA BUT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN AMPLITUDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE
WEST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL CAUSE
SHOWERS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW WINDS TO SLOWLY DECREASE
TONIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND 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 7-8 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........AROUND 10 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2-3 FEET.

TIME (AKDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     80
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............39     40     39
RH..............81     83     82
WIND............W 15   W 15   W 10
WIND GUST.......20     20     15
CWR.............0      0      0
SWELL ..........W 8    W 7    W 7
SWELL PERIOD (S)10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET LATE.
SWELL PERIOD........9-10 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1-2 FEET.

TIME (AKDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........65     65     65     57     57     57
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     34     33     32     32     31
RH..............82     87     89     88     88     89
WIND............W 10   W 10   NW 5   NW 10  NW 10  NW 5
WIND GUST.......15     15     10     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
SWELL ..........W 6    W 6    W 5    W 5    W 4    W 4
SWELL PERIOD (S)10     10     10     10     9      9

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 2-3 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........8-9 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........1-2 FEET.

TIME (AKDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........63     63     63     47     47     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     32     35     36     37     37
RH..............90     75     63     61     62     67
WIND............NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 10  NW 10  NW 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      8      8      8      8

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FORECASTER...TSCHANTZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
REASON FOR REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130326.ORCAE.03/AJK