Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kodiak, AK

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...

Across Southwest Alaska, rain associated with an incoming frontal system will continue to spread west to east, with the steadiest precipitation expected tonight into Monday. Gusty winds has also begun to develop, especially along the Alaska Peninsula where southeasterly winds of 50 to 60 mph are likely with locally stronger gusts up to 70 mph possible near Cold Bay. Conditions will begin to gradually improve tomorrow as the front weakens inland.

Across the Bering and Aleutians the strong North Pacific low continues to track eastward. Storm-force winds from yesterday have shifted into the eastern portions of the chain and the Pribilof Islands, where gusty conditions persist before slowly diminishing.
Any lingering mixed precipitation or snow across the Pribilofs will taper off by tomorrow.

As the system progresses, the low center moves over Bristol Bay tonight into Tuesday.This will bring another round of gusty, though weaker, winds to portions of the Aleutians and Southwest Alaska. Showers will linger across much of the region through tomorrow night.

By Wednesday, the low weakens and shifts farther inland, allowing winds to ease and precipitation to become more scattered, with gradual improvement expected across the region.

LM

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through Sunday)...

Later this week into the weekend, weak ridging begins to build into the Interior allowing for easterly waves of showers to move across the Copper River Basin and Matanuska- Susitna Valleys.
Quieter conditions are expected across the rest of Southcentral.
Also later this week into next weekend, a weak ridge in the Bering Sea begins to shift eastward over Southwest Alaska resulting in rising temperatures and increased shower activity. Signals of continued northerly wind flow in the Western and Central Aleutians on the backside of this eastward- moving ridge are starting to emerge as well. As a trough forms over the Bering Sea next weekend, a Kamchatka low moves southeastward across the Bering Sea into the North Pacific causing showers for the Western and Central Aleutians.

- Johnston


AVIATION

PANC...VFR conditions will prevail through the period, Some showers may drift near the terminal through early evening, but will diminish by late evening with loss of heating. Winds are expected to remain under 10 kts but could see gusts up to 20 kts with any passing shower. An approaching front will likely lead to gusty southeasterly winds Monday evening.