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SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)

A weakening front stretched over the Eastern Aleutians/Southern Alaska Peninsula to Nunivak Island, bringing widespread rain and small craft winds to the region. There's a small corridor of gale- force winds currently near the Pribilof Islands shifting northward tonight as the front continues to weaken. Tonight, a new low pressure system will enter the Western Bering, phasing with the previous low pressure system, re-initiating precipitation across the Western and Central Aleutians as well as maintaining the southwesterly winds. The new front will similarly sweep the Aleutian Chain through Wednesday into Thursday night bringing periods of light-to-moderate rainfall across the area. The Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island have the best chance to see rain while the rest of Southwest remains on the drier side, though cloud cover will gradually spill into the rest of the Southwest mainland over the next few days.

Expect steady onshore flow into the Kuskokwim Delta coast to persist beyond midweek. This will coincide with the full moon and astronomical high tide, potentially resulting in coastal waters rising slightly higher than the highest astronomical tide line. This pattern may persist into the early weekend, and as the front moves over the Southwest coastline by late Friday, onshore winds may increase.

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AVIATION

PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will continue. A sea breeze up to 8 kts is expected each afternoon through the TAF period.