Aleutian weather

Check out the difference between the weather where we spent last week mostly hunkered down on Atka island vs Dutch Harbor only 350nm to the east where we'll be tonight.

These forecasts are for the same time period and do well to illustrate the extreme weather found in the Aleutian Islands.

PKZ176-120000-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- (Atka island is in the middle of this forecast zone)
336 AM AKDT MON AUG 11 2014
.GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.


PKZ171-120000-
UNALASKA BAY-
336 AM AKDT MON AUG 11 2014
TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

We endured a bit of crappy weather underway the last 24 hours, but are more than happy to leave the predicted SW 40 in our wake.

That's it for now.

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