Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Naukati Bay, AK

AVIATION
A front overstretches the panhandle from south to north, slowly pushing into the coastal panhandle through this afternoon with rain and showers overspreading the area. Predominate MVFR flight conditions will continue as front pushes inland, with CIGS AoB 3500ft and intermittent vsbys down to 4SM within the heaviest showers. For the rest of this evening and into Friday morning, expecting MVFR to low-end VFR conditions to continue as the parent low associated with the aforementioned front dissipates as it pushes into the NE Gulf Coast.

Winds will remain elevated through this evening, around 10 to 15kts with gusts up to 25kts possible, decreasing to around 10kts or less through Thursday night, outside the usual suspects of Haines and Skagway which will see continued elevated winds through tonight. Winds increase again into Friday afternoon for the northern panhandle, near 10 to 15kts with gusts around 25kts.

Not expecting widespread visibility issues, however, will need to watch for periods of IFR flight category visibilities/CIGs for southern and interior TAF sites into tonight due winds decreasing, saturated low levels, and low cross over temperatures. Any fog that does develop will quickly dissipate through Friday 18z.

MARINE
The low in the central gulf will continue to weaken as it moves NE, set to lift inland along the NE gulf coast Friday morning.
Winds for the inner channels will see an increase tonight as the north to south pressure gradient increases. Lynn Canal to southern Chatham will see moderate to fresh breezes increasing tonight before diminishing tomorrow morning into afternoon. Winds along the inner waters will then remain around 10 kts through the weekend.

A trough that moves over the gulf of Alaska Friday night through Saturday will increase winds for the gulf coast. The strongest winds will be along the coast and the northern gulf. Then a stronger low will them make its way into the southern gulf Sunday increasing winds once again to fresh to strong breezes.

Most significant changes to the long range forecast have to do with winds over the Gulf and Clarence Strait through early Monday morning. A front already depicted in the forecast for Saturday is now expected to be slightly stronger in terms of wind, resulting in a marginal increase in winds from 20 to 25 kts.
The on Sunday, a low is now expected to enter the Gulf from the south and approach the central outer coast by Monday afternoon.
This altered the wind field somewhat in terms of wind speed and direction, with maximum winds along the central outer coast of 30 kts on Sunday night, spreading east into Clarence Strait in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning.

AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ643-644-651-652-662>664-671-672.