Gale Warning 359, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 260001
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

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.

PKZ399-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 990 MB LOW AT 49N 146W WILL MOVE TO 54N 147W AT 981 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN STALL AND DEEPEN TO 976 MB EARLY SUN. 

$$

PKZ351-261400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-261400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM ADT FRI APR 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 261108
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

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.

PKZ399-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 984 MB LOW AT 49N 147W
WILL MOVE TO 55N 146W AT 979 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN
BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ351-270200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-270200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 270001
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

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.

PKZ399-271400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 53N 146W WILL DRIFT TO 55N 145W SUN AND THEN REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON.

$$

PKZ351-271400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-271400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM ADT SAT APR 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 271155
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

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.

PKZ399-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 978 MB LOW AT 54N 147W THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO
51N 138W LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-280200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-280200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 272357
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

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.

PKZ399-281400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON
MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 53N 142W MON
EVENING.  

$$

PKZ351-281400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-281400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM ADT SUN APR 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 281146
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

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.

PKZ399-290200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 988 MB LOW AT 55N 146W THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 1003 MB AS IT MOVES
TO 51N 140W THIS EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN BE
PRESENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ351-290200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ352-290200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM ADT MON APR 28 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT THU APR 24 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL CONTINUED TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
EARLIER RUNS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA IS PUSHING THE UPPER RIDGE INTO
WESTERN CANADA. AN UPPER HIGH IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAD TURNED OUT TO BE
DRIER THAN EXPECTED. VERY LITTLE RAIN OR SNOW FELL AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
NORTHWEST ALASKA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN SHOWERS
AND WILL MOVE STEADY RAIN INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY SATURDAY.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DECELERATE AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE
ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI
PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FRI NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. MOST OF THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE MOST SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEY. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL
FALL OVER THE ANCHORAGE, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA AND
WILL BE CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

MOST OF THE GULF WILL BE COMING UNDER AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG PERSISTING
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS MORE MOISTURE IS
PUSHED INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH
SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN GULF WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL GULF COAST
SATURDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE GULF COAST SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF
THROUGH MONDAY.

THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREAS THROUGH
SUNDAY THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY. AREAS
OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL BECOME SHOWERS SUNDAY THEM DIMINISH
MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BECOME
MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS AS WARMER AIR MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN
BRISTOL BAY AS THE MOIST AIRMASS PENETRATES THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN
RANGES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL REMAIN UNDER
A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM APR 08