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FNAK72 PAFC 122316
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCANDIES ROSE SALVAGE...NOAA SSC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
216 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2020
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 AKST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TRANSIT CONDITIONS FROM SUTWIK ISLAND TO KODIAK FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT:
SHELIKOF STRAIT ROUTE:
NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING THU MORNING. WAVES WILL ALSO SUBSIDE STARTING THU
MORNING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. CALMER WINDS AND LOWER SEAS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THU BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A SHIFT TO THE WINDS ACROSS THE
TRANSIT ROUTE, WITH NE WINDS TAKING OVER IN SHELIKOF STRAIT. IN
GENERAL, EXPECT LOWER SEAS WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT, WHERE THEY WILL PEAK AROUND 8 FT
EARLY FRI MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING AGAIN. ON FRI, LOOK FOR
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NEAR 20 KT WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR
AND SNOW SHOWERS MOVING BACK IN.
GULF OF ALASKA ROUTE:
THIS ROUTE WILL FEATURE SLIGHTLY CALMER WINDS AND LOWER SEAS
OVERALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THEY BECOMING MORE WESTERLY
IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ACROSS THE ROUTE STARTING
THU MORNING AS WELL. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL SKIRT SOUTH OF THE AREA
LATE THU INTO FRI CAUSING THE WINDS TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST DURING
THE DAY TO WESTERLY BY THU NIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN ABOUT
3 TO 6 FEET THU NIGHT INTO FRI BEFORE SLOWLY BUILDING ON FRI WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A LONGER FETCH.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR SUTWIK ISLAND TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT:
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 TO 6 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......FREEZING SPRAY.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....36 F.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KT SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 TO 5 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....36 F.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 12 KT OVERNIGHT. THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT...
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 TO 5 FEET.
FREEZING SPRAY......NONE.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....36 F
FORECASTER...ZINGONE/OTTENWELLER
REQUESTED BY...CATHERINE BERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2001737.8/ALU
.DELDT 02/13/20
.EMAIL CATHERINE.BERG@NOAA.GOV
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