Gale Warning 917, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 120218 CCA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS.

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.

PKZ399-121500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL TRACK TO 56N 155W WED MORNING AT 993 MB 
AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 150W THU MORNING
$$

PKZ351-121500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-121500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 GRADUALLY DECREASING
TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 121242
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST WED DEC 12 2007

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.

PKZ399-130300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL TRACK TO 56N 154W LATE THIS MORNING AT 995 MB 
AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 146W THU MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A 1003 MB WILL FORM OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED
AFTERNOON THEN TRACK TO 56N 154W AT 1005 MB THU MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 147W WILL MOVE TO
54N 142W AT 982 MB LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-130300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST WED DEC 12 2007

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-130300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST WED DEC 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 130053
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST WED DEC 12 2007

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.

PKZ399-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 1000 MB LOW 57N 150W WILL MOVE TO 58N 146W WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 139W FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ351-131500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST WED DEC 12 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-131500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST WED DEC 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 131239
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST THU DEC 13 2007

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.

PKZ399-140300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO 53N 144W THU EVENING THEN TO 54N 140W AT 981 MB LATE FRI
MORNING. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.  
$$

PKZ351-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST THU DEC 13 2007

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST THU DEC 13 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 140008
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007

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.

PKZ399-141500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 999 MB LOW NEAR 51N 146W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 54N 138W FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST 
ALASKA FRI NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE GULF WATERS COMBINED WITH COLD AIR TRANSPORT FROM THE 
NORTH WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST GULF
COAST BEGINNING FRI. 

$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 141239
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

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.

PKZ399-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A COMPLEX OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
PRESENT IN THE NORTHWEST GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 150013
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

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.

PKZ399-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 54N 139W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA SAT MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 143W
SAT AND REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. STRONG NORTH 
TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH 
SUN. 

$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 151240
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

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.

PKZ399-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 59N 143W TODAY AND REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ352-160300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
120 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED FROM
EASTERN ASIA TO THE BERING SEA WITH WEAK RIDGING ALONG WEST COAST
OF NORTH AMERICA. THE JET IS WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA AS IT COMES OUT
OF ASIA BUT CURVES NORTHWARD TO JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF. THIS IS
SERVING TO DRIVE STORMS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN INTO THE GULF.

THERE ARE TWO STORMS OF INTEREST THIS MORNING. THE FIRST IS A LOW
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE TROUGH AXIS (IN THE UPPER AND LOWER
LEVELS) EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW BACK WESTWARD TO JUST SOUTH OF
ANCHORAGE...SO THAT MOISTURE IS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER BASIN WESTWARD TO ANCHORAGE
AND THE MAT-SU. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS APPROACHING
FROM THE SOUTHWEST...PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LIFT. COLD ADVECTION
IS ALSO OCCURRING IN THE LOW LEVELS AND HAS CHANGED WHAT WAS
MAINLY RAIN THIS MORNING IN THE ANCHORAGE/MAT VALLEY TO ALL SNOW.

THE SECOND SYSTEM IS A LARGE MATURE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. IT IS TRACKING EASTWARD AFFECTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WITH THE TYPICAL KIND OF WEATHER FOR THIS YEAR...RAIN AND SNOW AND
SOME GALE FORCE WINDS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DONT HAVE A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON THE
DETAILS OF WHAT IS OCCURRING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT SYNOPTICALLY
LOOK GOOD. WILL HAVE USE PATTERN RECOGNITION/CONCEPTUAL MODELS TO
FORECAST SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH PUSHES
ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS DO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON ALEUTIAN LOW AND
ARE ALL TRENDING TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION OF DEVELOPING A SECONDARY
LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER FLOW. THIS LOW BECOMES THE
DOMINANT LOW AND TRACKS INTO THE GULF. HAVE CONTINUED TO STICK VERY
CLOSE TO THE GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW DUE TO GOOD RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY. THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES ONCE LOW REACHES THE GULF...BUT
ALL SHOW A DISSIPATING LOW AS ANOTHER LOW COMES UP FROM THE PACIFIC.
MODELS ARE ALSO CONVERGING ON A SOLUTION WITH NEXT LOW OUT WEST
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...ALL KEEPING THE THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN. GFS HAS JUMPED MUCH FARTHER SOUTHWARD...IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF
AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE ENSEMBLE MEAN. BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST WAS
BASED OFF A MUCH FARTHER NORTH SOLUTION WILL MAKE A JUMP TO THE NEW
GFS SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...EASTERLY TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE WILL CUT OFF OVER
ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT UPPER TROUGH WILL NOT MOVE THROUGH
UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING. SO SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...
BUT FLURRIES OR A FEW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
MEANWHILE SNOW WILL SPREAD TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL...INCLUDING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
INT THESE AREAS AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PARTIAL CLEARING
BEHIND THE TROUGH COMBINED WITH REMNANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
TONIGHT. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOT MAKE IT AS
FAR NORTH...SO MAIN EFFECTS WILL BE FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF
COAST WHILE INLAND AREAS WILL LIKELY JUST SEE SOME CLOUDS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AKPEN AND PORTIONS OF
BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL JUST SKIM THE ALEUTIANS LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...
CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WITH INCREASING COLD ADVECTION
AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK AND RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND PACIFIC.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE IS CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING
RIDGE BUILDING OVER BERING AND TROUGH SETTING UP OVER GULF/WESTERN
NORTH AMERICA. THUS...EXPECT COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MAINLAND
ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHILE MAJOR STORMS ARE HELD OVER
THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 165 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB DEC 07