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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
418 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009
PKZ041>043-051-052-250030-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
418 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL
WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM
.DAYS TWO THROUGH FIVE...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
COMBINED SEAS TO BUILD TO 20 TO 32 FT THIS WEEK.
A SERIES OF GULF LOWS WILL BUILD VERY HIGH SEAS ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST STARTING ON TUESDAY. A BAND OF STORM FORCE
SOUTHWEST WIND WITH A VERY LONG FETCH SOUTH OF THE GULF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WILL DRIVE A LARGER SOUTHWEST SWELL INTO THE EASTERN GULF.
THIS SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE 20 FT RANGE.
THE SWELL IS LIKELY TO PERSIST INTO THE MID 20S AND LOWER 30S ON
FRIDAY. MARINERS SHOULD PLAN ON THESE HEAVY SEAS TO AFFECT
OPERATIONS THIS WEEK AND STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS
CONCERNING THIS EVENT.
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