Gale Warning 660, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 260039 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

UPDATED ZONE 171 FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

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 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 420 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA
AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261400-
UNALASKA BAY
440 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261059
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 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 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH
OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY
AT 993 MB THIS EVENING. A 988 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT...TO 350NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 977 MB
MON AFTERNOON...AND TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 975 MB LATE
MON NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT MOVES OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW THROUGH THE
BERING AND ALEUTIANS.

$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY THIS AFTER NOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A RELATIVELY TRANQUIL SETUP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. A
BROAD MID TO UPPER TROUGH IS PRESENT...ROUNDED OUT BY THE JET STREAM
GOING SOUTHEAST FROM SIBERIA TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND TO
40N...THEN HEADING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. COLDER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ENCOMPASS NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. LOOKING A
BIT CLOSER...A 1010 MB SURFACE LOW IS PRESENT THIS MORNING JUST
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THIS LOW DISSIPATES TODAY AS IT ABSORBED INTO
A STRONGER LOW FORMING IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF ALONG THE JET STREAM.
ALSO OF INTEREST IS A WEAK SHORTWAVE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGING SOME
LIGHT WARM ADVECTIVE SNOW TO THE COOK INLET REGION AND BRISTOL BAY
AREA TODAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT OVERALL. MODELS HAVE COME INTO FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SIGNIFICANT LOW MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
GULF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE ARE STILL SOME SMALL ISSUES WITH
THE SPEED OF THE LOW AND THE EXACT TRACK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WARM ADVECTION UP COOK INLET ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST UP INLET BREEZES
KEPT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING NEARLY AS COLD AS THEY COULD HAVE
FROM PALMER TO ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES DID
HOWEVER DIP BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN. FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING...SOME LIGHT SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WARM ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SNOW
POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WEST.

A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY. THE LOW THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
STALLS OUT. STRONG 55 KT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FRONT MOVING OUT
AHEAD OF THE LOW...WITH THE STORM FORCE WINDS ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF
THE GULF ABSENT THE INNER WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS WEST AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE
TO GULKANA SHOULD REMAIN DRY FROM THIS SYSTEM. ONE OF THE MORE
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED AREAS WILL BE KODIAK WHICH WILL SEE STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND A RAIN SNOW MIX AS THE LOW PASSES SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK. CORDOVA AND VALDEZ WILL HAVE A STRONG OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WILL
HAVE TO WATCH FOR LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR
CHANNELED TERRAIN FROM VALDEZ TO CORDOVA. COLD ADVECTION WILL RETURN
FOR ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE FLOW SHIFTS
OFFSHORE OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT OF
THE LOW TOWARD CORDOVA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST INTO
TUESDAY AT LEAST.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
COMPLEX SETUP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY. A WEAK FRONT
EXTENDS EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY FROM A LOW NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. MEANWHILE...A WEAK
SYSTEM AROUND NORTON SOUND IS GRAZING THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW THERE AS WELL. THE CORRIDOR FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO
THE NUSHAGAK HILLS IS IN A COL IN BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS. EVERYTHING
WILL BASICALLY TRANSITION INTO NORTHERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK FROM THE
SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON
MONDAY WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUING ESPECIALLY IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY AS IT IS ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER LOW MOVING NORTH TOWARD
KODIAK. A PROGRESSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS TODAY WILL MOVE EAST TO THE CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY. COOL
TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EAST THROUGH THE BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH
TUESDAY...BRINGING GENERALLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH RAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A BLOCKING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
MAINLAND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH GENERALLY DRY AND COLD
CONDITIONS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 351 352.
         GALE WARNING ZONES 138 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY OCT 08