729
FNAK71 PAFC 271735
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUOY 46081...MIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
935 AM AKDT FRI JUL 27 2018
FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF AK WILL SLOWLY
SLIDE TO THE WEST AND MOVE OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL SET UP A
PERIOD OF RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CALM SEAS
FOR MON INTO TUE. BY WED, A LOW FROM THE BERING SEA STARTS TO MOVE
TOWARD THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR STEADY
RAIN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES...............UP TO 2 FT.
SST.................14C/57F.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
SURFACE WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST
TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES...............UP TO 2 FT.
SST.................14C/57F.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES...............UP TO 2 FT.
SST.................14C/57F.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...OTTENWELLER
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN CUCULLU
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG YYCCCCC.U/AER
.EMAIL STEPHEN.CUCULLU@NOAA.GOV
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