677
FNAK72 PAFC 031741
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUOY 46035 TENDER SUPPORT...NDBC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
941 AM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2018
FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LOW MOVING NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING WILL BRING CLOUDS AND RAIN FOR THE AREA INCLUDING BUOY
46035 (57N 178W) ON MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
BY TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE
STRENGTHENING LOW WILL KEEP WIDESPREAD STRATUS CLOUDS OVER THE
AREA. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW WILL
ACT TO INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS BY TUESDAY.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........8 FEET.
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN CUCULLU
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 1813995.0/ALU
.EMAIL STEPHEN.CUCULLU@NOAA.GOV,DOUGLAS.MAXWELL@NOAA.GOV.,BILL.HANSEN@NOAA.GOV
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