Gale Warning 304, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 152341
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

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 983 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT AT
988 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND WEAKENS MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-161400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT.  
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161146
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

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 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 
1013 MB MONDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SAT MAR 15 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS...AN EXPANSIVE 980 MB LOW EAST OF ATKA
THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH FROM THIS LOW
INTO THE TROPICS WITH A 150 KT JET STREAK CENTERED AROUND 40N 170W.
MODELS HAVE PICKED UP ON A LOW FORMING IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE TO THE ADVANCING JET STREAK. THIS LOW WILL
TRACK NE...APPROACHING YAKUTAT SUNDAY EVENING. THE INTENSITY OF THIS
LOW IS STILL IN QUESTION WITH THE GFS BEING BY FAR THE STRONGEST.
WITH CONSIDERABLE SPREAD IN THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...WE WILL STICK
WITH A COMPROMISE STRENGTH CLOSE TO A ECMWF/UKMET BLEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW NEAR ATKA IS
CURRENTLY SITUATED FROM SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND STRETCHING BACK TO THE
PRIBILOFS. SNOW HAS BROKE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL TRACK NORTH
AND EAST DURING THE DAY. BY LATER IN THE DAY...AS ENERGY IS
TRANSFERED TO THE DEVELOPING LOW FURTHER SOUTH...DYNAMICS AND
MOISTURE WILL BECOME LIMITED ACROSS THE MAINLAND. MOST OF THE PRECIP
WILL FALL IN THE FROM OF SNOW TODAY AS THE WARM AIR TARGETS SE
ALASKA. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY. A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY WILL REMAIN UP WITH MUCH UNCERTAINTY. THIS
UNCERTAINTY IS DUE TO THE EXPECTED BREVITY OF THE WINDS AS THE LOW
REMAINS SOUTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND PROMOTING A LESS FAVORABLE
WESTERLY GRADIENT ALSO JUST HOW WARM TEMPS CAN GET.

AS THE FRONT PUSHES ONTO THE SW ALASKA COAST...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH
AND EAST. THE FRONT GETS HUNG UP IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ALLOWING FOR
WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW TO PERSIST RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST BEHIND THE LOW ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AKPENN EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH STRONG CAA BEHIND THE LOW AS THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH DROPS SOUTH.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND A LOW IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REIGN THROUGH THE WEEK. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WILL HELP SPIN UP SEVERAL WEAK LOWS ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH SHOWERS FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS AND MAINLY
DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL WX INLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 125.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 172 176 351 352 411 412 413.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185 412.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA