Gale Warning 370, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160221 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

CORRECTED AREAS 150 AND 179.

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.

PKZ199-161400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 60 NM
NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 120 NM
SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
630 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
630 PM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161215
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

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.

PKZ199-170200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STORM FORCE 976 MB LOW CENTERED 330 NM W OF SAINT PAUL WILL BE 
30 NM NORTH OF NORTH SAINT PAUL THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL CROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON AT 978 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM 
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 984 MB BY TUE MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.

.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.

.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 
29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. NW
WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 36 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 16 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SAT APR 15 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING...
ENCOMPASSING MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA. AN EQUALLY
MASSIVE RIDGE RESIDES OVER THE BERING. AT THE SURFACE AN ELONGATED
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST TOWARD THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND A LOW JUST EAST
OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

MODELS AGREE THAT BY SUN NIGHT THE KAMCHATKA LOW AND A TRIPLE POINT
LOW WILL REACH THE AKPEN. THESE LOWS MERGE AND THE NEW LOW MOVES INTO
THE GULF. BY WED AFTERNOON IT WEAKENS AND ELONGATES INTO A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
KAMCHATKA LOW CONSOLIDATES THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...REACHES BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES ACROSS
THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
BERING TUE THROUGH THU.

IN THE EAST...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
AK RANGE THROUGH SUN MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW AND PRECIP RELATED TO THE
FRONT BEGINS OVER KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AND AFFECTS THE ENTIRE GULF
COAST SUN NIGHT. DOWNSLOPING SHOULD LIMIT PRECIP OVER ANCHORAGE AND
DOWNWIND SIDES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. SIGNIFICANT TURNAGAIN ARM AND
NORTH GULF COAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SAME PERIOD...DIMINISHING
MON MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. SHOWERS OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED...WITH A SHOT INLAND WED
NIGHT INTO THU AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AK RANGE.

OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
CLOUDS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. EXPECT INCREASING WIND AND
SNOWFALL SUN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. BY SUN NIGHT THE ENTIRE
AREA WILL BE UNDER BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW WITH CORRESPONDING SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY THROUGH MON. A DRYING TREND THEN BEGINS AND PERSISTS INTO
THU.

OUT WEST...INCREASING SOUTH FLOW WITH SNOW AND THEN RAIN OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS SETS UP THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT. WEST WIND BEHIND THE FRONT INCREASES IN INTENSITY TONIGHT
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND REACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN.
LOOKS AS IF THESE WINDS MAY REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. THE
WIND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH SUN NIGHT BELOW WARNING LEVELS AND CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH INTO TUE. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE CHAIN TUE THROUGH THU AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 185 187 191
MARINE...STORMS 170 172 175 176
         GALES 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS APR 06