Storm Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 010051 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

CORRECTED AREA 5A.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF
SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 991 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-011500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...WEST OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SAND POINT EASTWARD...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.

.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 011313
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-020300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF
COLD BAY AS A 997 MB LOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-020300-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-020300-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-020300-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-020300-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5
FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-020300-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020300-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI APR 1 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST THU MAR 31 2005

.DISCUSSION...
.500MB...5000M CENTER OVER OF WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS AND
MOVES TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. 5050M CENTER FORMING OVER
THE CHUKCHI SEA DROPS SOUTH TO OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND LATE FRI
AND REMAINS QSTNRY THRU MON NIGHT. RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS MORNING IS PINCHED N/S AS TROUGH TO WEST ELONGATES E/SE. 5040M
CENTER NEAR KAMCHATKA THIS MORNING MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
AND WEAKENS LATE FRI. ZONAL FLOW SETS UP AT THIS TIME(FRI) ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC BETWEEN 160E-160W. FLOW IS DISRUPTED AS SHORT WAVE
MOVING FROM KAMCHATKA SAT INTENSIFIES AND MOVES TO ALONG 165W SUN.

.SURFACE EAST...ETA LOOKS REASONABLE AND IN GENERAL WILL BE USED FOR
FORECASTY PACKAGES. A 974 MB LOW EAST OF KODIAK IS STACKED WITH UPPER
CENTER AND SHOULD BEGIN TRACK TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN.
SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT LIKELY OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY WITH STRONG
UPPER SHORT WAVE. THIS SECONDARY CENTER WILL BE WEAKER THAN CURRENT
LOW AND SHOULD MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THIS CENTER WILL
HOLD IN A WEAKENED FORM WILL HOLD THROUGH SAT. THE TROUGH OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BECOME RATHER BROAD AND DIFFUSE SAT. IN THE SHORT
TERM...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR KODIAK ISLAND SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE THIS
MORNING AS OCCLUDED FRONT TRACKS WEST AND SURFACE LOW WEAKENS.
HOWEVER...GUSTY NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND FAIRLY
INTENSE SHOWERS SHOWING UP ON SAT TO EAST WILL KEEP WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CONTINUES AROUND THE ZONE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. REMAINDER
OF AREA SHOULD REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH WEAKENING LOW OVER THE
GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND SW FLOW ALOFT INTO THE WEEKEND. THINK
GENERAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.

.SURFACE WEST...GFS/UKMET MODEL MOST REASONABLE WESTERN AREAS AND
WILL USED FOR FORECAST PACKAGES. MESO ETA IN GENERAL WILL BE USED
FOR THE SW MAINLAND. 970S OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AS IT
TRACKS TO SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS SAT AFTERNOON. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
TROUGH ELONGATES E-SE UNDER STRONG JET. TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPS NEAR
UNIMAK PASS FRI AND TRACKS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. EXPECT FRONTAL TROUGH
TO BE OVER THE WESTERN AK PEN FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS TRIPLE FRONT
CARRIES BRUNT OF ENERGY SOUTH. EXPECT GALES TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SAT. SNOW OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THIS
MORNING SHOULD BE ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING CANCELLED ZONE 171.
MARINE...GALES 3A..5AB..12AB..13AB..14.. AND 15

RMC MAR 05