Gale Warning 657, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 250548 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

UPDATED ZONE 138. UPDATED AND CORRECTED ZONE 129. CORRECTED ZONE 
140.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-251400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF BY SAT
AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON THEN
WEAKEN TO 994 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY
ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E AND NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS UP TO 4 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL
945 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-251400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
945 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING THIS
EVENING.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 251137
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-260200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO 52N 154W THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 220 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 992 MB SUN
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 997 MB LATE SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-260200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-260200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-260200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-260200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-260200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-260200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG 980 MB SURFACE LOW MOVING INLAND INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON
THIS MORNING IS THE STRONGEST FEATURE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT THIS
MORNING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A 1005 MB SURFACE LOW IN THE
BERING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL IS THE STRONGEST FEATURE OUT
WEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE STRUGGLING MORE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN...BOTH IN RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT AMONG DIFFERENT MODELS. ONE OF THE LARGER
MODEL ISSUES REGARDS THE NEXT LOW MOVING NORTH INTO THE GULF
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. GFS MADE A HUGE JUMP EAST IN ITS TRACK
FROM THE 12Z TO THE 0Z GFS AND ITS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE ALL OVER THE
PLACE. ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH A TRACK IN BETWEEN THE
12Z AND 0Z GFS. WENT WITH A MIDDLE GROUND AND TRENDED SOME FROM THE
INHERITED FORECAST (WHICH WAS THE WESTERLY TRACK OF THE 12Z GFS)
TOWARD THE 0Z ECMWF MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRACK. THIS WOULD TAKE THE
LOW NORTHEAST TROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF AND ONSHORE AROUND YAKUTAT
SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE YUKON
THIS MORNING. SOME SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE YUKON LOW LINGERS THIS
MORNING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS WELL AS SOME SNOW SHOWERS
FORMING OFF COOK INLET IN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. A
VERY DRY AND VERY COLD AIRMASS IS WORKING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS MORNING ALONG WITH LOCALLY VERY GUSTY WINDS NORTH TO
WEST WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE AIRMASS OVER
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS DRAMATICALLY COLDER
THAN NORMAL...STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES SHOW THAT 850 MB AND 700 MB
TEMPERATURES ARE 3 TO 3.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL.
REFERENCING STATISTICS...ONLY THREE TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT OF DATA
FALLS OUTSIDE THREE STANDARD DEVIATIONS FROM THE MEAN.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS THE YUKON LOW QUICKLY MOVES OFF INTO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
AND A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. A CHALLENGE FOR TONIGHT
WILL BE DETERMINING HOW COLD IT WILL GET. IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE PORTIONS OF THE NIGHT...BUT
TOWARD MORNING ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST...PERHAPS KEEPING IT FROM GETTING AS COLD AS IT COULD FOR
THE COOK INLET REGION. THIS SHORTWAVE COULD BRING SOME LIGHT WARM
ADVECTION SNOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE TALKEETNA AND
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WEST. A GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
IS STILL QUITE UNCERTAIN...BUT THE BEST GUESS AT THIS POINT IS THAT
IT WILL MOVE ONSHORE SOMEWHERE AROUND YAKUTAT SUNDAY NIGHT. IF IT
TAKES THIS TRACK IT WILL BRING LITTLE IF ANY PRECIP TO
SOUTHCENTRAL...LEAVING THE AREA DRY AND COLD THROUGH AT LEAST
MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD BEST SUMMARIZES THE FORECAST FOR
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. WEST TO SOUTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL
BRING SHOTS OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT
NOTHING MAJOR.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A SMALL BUT FAIRLY POTENT LOW IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS
THIS MORNING. A FRONT DRAPED EAST FROM THE LOW IS BRINGING SOME SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING...PARTICULARLY
SAINT GEORGE WHICH LIES JUST BARELY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FRONT.
THE LOW AND THE FRONT WILL SWING SOUTHEAST TOWARD DUTCH HARBOR LATE
TODAY AND THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS THE ENERGY IS
ABSORBED INTO THE LARGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST INTO
THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. COLD BUT FAIRLY LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS OVER THE
WEEKEND...BUT A WARMER AIRMASS WITH RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS BEGINNING SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS ARE TERRIBLE IN THE LONG TERM. IN GENERAL...IT LOOKS LIKE
WARMER AND WET WESTERLY FLOW WILL TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. A BLOCKING
MEAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WILL KEEP THIS AREA GENERALLY
DRY AND COLD MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 130.
         GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 129 132 140 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY OCT 08