Gale Warning 457, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 252312
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 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.

PKZ199-261400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1008 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1015 MB AND MOVES
ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT MONDAY MORNING. A 1012 MB LOW 390 NM NORTH
OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AND DISSIPATE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MONDAY AFTERNOON A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS. 

$$

PKZ150-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-261400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-261400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-261400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1013 MB LOW 480 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1017 MB AND
MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING.  IT
WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  ON TUESDAY A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS. 
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON MAY 26 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT SUN MAY 25 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW A STRONG RIDGE OVER WESTERN
CANADA WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH SITUATED OVER THE BERING SEA. AT THE
SURFACE THE PATTERN IS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST WITH THE SURFACE
HIGH BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.  THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS
EXPECTED TO RETROGRADE SLIGHTLY AS WELL WHICH WILL BRING WARMER DRIER
WEATHER TO THE MAINLAND.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN THROUGH ABOUT 84 HOURS...HOWEVER
AFTER THAT THE SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIFFER.  GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN
CLOSER AGREEMENT THAN 12 HOURS AGO AS BOTH MODELS PLACE A 995 MB LOW
IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.  THIS IS A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THE ECMWF
WHICH HAD A 977 MB LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY IN THE 25/12Z RUN.  AS FOR
THE GFS...THE SOLUTION IS MORE CONSISTENT BUT THE RESOLUTION OF
POTENTIAL TRIPLE POINT LOWS IS NOT VERY GOOD.  THE OPERATIONAL RUN
INDICATES A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMATION AT ABOUT 130 HOURS BUT THIS
SOLUTION IS DIFFERENT THAN MOST OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS.  GIVEN THE
LACK OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE ECMWF AND THE GFS PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE
POTENTIAL MULTIPLE LOWS NOT MANY CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED
FORECAST IN THE WEST...WHILE THE GENERAL SLOWING OF THE SYSTEM WAS
CHOSEN IN THE EAST AS THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MODEL TREND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE EAST...NOTHING BUT GROUND CLUTTER ON THE RADARS THIS MORNING
INDICATING THAT THE HIGH HAS INDEED MOVED OVER HEAD AND THIS MEMORIAL
DAY SHOULD BE A SUNNY ONE.  CONDITIONS ARE STABLE ACROSS THE AREA SO
SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...HOWEVER A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER WESTERN CANADA IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW AND INTO TOMORROW EVENING.  THE
TIGHTENED GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE RIDGE IN THE PACIFIC
WILL INCREASE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND INCREASE FIRE WEATHER
DANGER...IN PARTICULAR FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE ALREADY LOW. A WATCH WILL BE ISSUED WITH THIS MORNINGS
FIRE WEATHER PACKAGE FOR THE TOMORROW EVENING TIME PERIOD.  OTHERWISE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN BAYS SUCH AS RESURRECTION
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

OUT WEST...SHOWERS CONTINUE TODAY AS THE ENTIRE AREA IS STILL BEING
INFLUENCED BY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW.  THESE WILL BE MIXED WITH SNOW
ALONG THE WEST COAST IN THE MORNING BUT SHOULD SWITCH OVER TO RAIN
AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND
THE N PAC RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE SOUTH THE AREA OF
INSTABILITY SHOULD MOVE NORTHWARD AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY
TOMORROW.  THIS WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT LIVED FOR THE ALEUTIANS IN
PARTICULAR AS THE N PAC RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON WEDS...ALLOWING
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH.  WHILE THE LOW
ITSELF WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE AREA FOR QUITE A WHILE THE MOISTURE
WILL BE WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW ITSELF AND THE ALEUTIANS CAN EXPECT TO
SEE RAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.  HOWEVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE AS THE N PAC HIGH MOVES SLIGHTLY EASTWARD.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS PER THE MODEL DISCUSSION IT LOOKS LIKE THE FORECAST OF A 990 MB
LOW MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS BY THE END OF THE WEEK IS STILL A GOOD
BET. EXACT DETAILS ON TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS ARE STILL PRETTY UNCERTAIN BUT THE LOW LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY
WEAK SO MIN GALES IN THE ALEUTIANS WOULD BE THE HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS
FOR WINDS RIGHT NOW.  OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND IS
EXPECTED TO STICK AROUND UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...WATCH 141

LEWF MAY 08