Storm Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 031241
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 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.

PKZ199-040300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA MOVES TO 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WEDNESDAY WITH A PRESSURE OF 964 MB. BY THURSDAY MORNING THIS
LOW HAS WEAKENED TO 970 MB AND IS 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA.
$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 040107 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS.

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.

PKZ199-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A PRESSURE OF 972 MB. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT STALLS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND WEAKENS BY THURSDAY
MORNING. BY THURSDAY NIGHT THE LOW HAS WEAKENED TO 980 MB AND IS 580
NM WEST OF SHEMYA.
$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST TUE JAN 3 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST MON JAN 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL...CURRENTLY...A BROAD LOW OVER THE EASTERN/WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.
RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER
EASTERN ALASKA. A STRONG JET IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF AND WILL WEAKEN INTO TUESDAY WHEN IT PUSHES TO THE
WEST COAST OF THE MAINLAND U.S. AND THE MEAN RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES.
IN ADDITION...A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO BUCKLE
JET OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH A RIDGE. IN RETURN...A TROUGH WILL
DIG NEAR 160W TUESDAY WITH A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
OF ALASKA COAST. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN INTO THURSDAY. ONLY
DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW THROUGH
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AS THESE TWO FEATURES MOVE EAST...THE CLOSED LOW
IN THE GULF WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST FRIDAY. THIS MOVEMENT IS AIDED
BY A SHORT WAVE ALONG THE JET SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW RIDING INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY...A GENERAL TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA INTO THE WESTERN GULF.

SOUTH CENTRAL SURFACE...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS
KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SHOWERS FROM KODIAK TO
KENAI. THIS WILL EXIT THE REGION A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING LEAVING
MOST PRECIPITATION CONCENTRATED ALONG THE COAST. THIS IS DUE TO THE
CONTINUED SOUTHEAST FLOW FROM THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL OVER THE EASTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS LOW TO WEAKEN TUESDAY. REMNANTS FROM
THE LOW IN THE PANHANDLE TO BRING MORE MOISTURE TO THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF BUILDS RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW TO REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF
WITH MOISTURE CIRCLING THE GULF AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR
COASTAL LOCATIONS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE GULF.
STRONG JET TO ROUND THIS LOW WEDNESDAY AND DEVELOP A STRONG LOW TO
THE EAST WHICH WILL IMPINGE ON THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS. THIS WILL ALSO PUSH A FRONTAL WAVE
FROM THE DISSIPATING FIRST LOW NORTH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE PREVALENT FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
AS A RESULT. THE FIRST LOW DISSIPATES AT THIS TIME AS THE LOW MOVING
NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE DOMINATES THE WEATHER BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
THIS LOW TO PUSH INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE FRIDAY WITH LITTLE SHOWER
ACTIVITY PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES INTO
THE GULF. THE RIDGE IS A RESULT OF A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING TO THE
ALASKA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL BRING A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE SURFACE...WEAKENING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN. UPPER LEVEL LOW ROTATING ACROSS THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO WEAKEN AS WELL. SURFACE
REFLECTION OF UPPER LEVEL LOW TO BECOME MINIMAL BY TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...WITH A RIDGE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN THIS EVENING
AND TOMORROW...THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NEAR WEST ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL TIGHTEN AND CREATE GALE FORCE WINDS AND STRONG GUSTS
THROUGH GAPS IN TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL LESSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON
TUESDAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES WITH THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW. BY
TUESDAY EVENING...A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN
FROM A STRONG LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL BRING STORM
FORCE WINDS TO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SWINGS NORTH BECAUSE IT LOSES JET SUPPORT.
HIGH PRESSURE TO WORK ACROSS THE BERING SEA AS THE FRONT MOVES FROM
THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A JET MAX
MOVING UNDERNEATH THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO DEVELOP A LOW
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SECONDARY
LOW TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS SECOND LOW
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ENCIRCLING THE PARENT LOW THROUGH THE TIME
PERIOD. IN OTHER WORDS...UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE ENTIRE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185
         GALE 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN JAN 06