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UPDATE...update for the 06Z TAF issuance

Only minor edits to the forecast this evening. Did increase winds up Taiya Inlet into Skagway for Tuesday and have issued a Wind Advisory starting at 7am and lasting until 10pm Tuesday. Otherwise, forecast remains on track. PAtchy frost tonight across portions of the northern panhandle if clearing can occur overnight and before the winds begin to increase ahead of the next front.

MARINE

Outside: Coastal and Gulf winds have ranged between 15 to 25 kts NW-ly through the afternoon as ridging shifts eastward across the Gulf. Anticipating winds to shift W through the late evening with wave heights diminishing to 6 to 9 ft with swell becoming more SW-ly. By Tuesday morning, a 980 mb low near the AK Pen sends a front across the Gulf with winds turning SW-ly and barrier jet Gale formation from Icy Bay west to Cape Suckling. By Tuesday evening, winds across the Gulf remain SW-ly around 10 to 15kts, increased along the Gulf and SE-ly around 20kts.

Inside: Winds have remained around 15kts or less across the inner channels as pressure gradient diminishes, going near calm and variable overnight. Winds quickly increase through Tuesday afternoon with N/S channels as gradient tightens from arriving frontal passage. Strongest S-ly winds are expected in N Lynn, Taiya Inlet, and the upper arms of Glacier Bay, sustained near 25 kts with gusts up to 35 kts. Expecting these winds to slacken slightly but continue through the evening and into early Wednesday morning. Wave heights around 2 to 3 feet are expected within the inner channels, up to 4 feet in the aforementioned locations

AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

PUBLIC...Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 10 PM AKDT Tuesday for AKZ318. Frost Advisory from 2 AM to 7 AM AKDT Tuesday for AKZ319>321-325. MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ652. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-022-053-641>644-651-661>664-671- 672.