Storm Warning 159, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 201632 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
730 AM AKST THU NOV 20 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.

PKZ499-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 50N 174E WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AND MOVE TO 57N 178W BY FRI MORNING. IT 
WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AND MOVE TO 55N 166W BY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
730 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
730 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
730 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
730 AM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 202345
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 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.

PKZ499-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR 54N 180 WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO
58N 180 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST 
AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 57N 170W FRI
AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO 57N 156W SAT MORNING AT 987 MB.
$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU NOV 20 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 211256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 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.

PKZ499-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 972 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179W WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND BECOME A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BY FRI EVENING. ON SAT NIGHT A 971 MB LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 50N 177E. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB AND MOVE TO
52N 175W BY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...
  EAST OF 171W AND NORTH OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN 
    THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
  EAST OF 171W AND SOUTH OF 57N...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN 
    THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...
  EAST OF 171W AND NORTH OF 57N...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW    
    SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
  EAST OF 171W AND SOUTH OF 57N...WEST WIND 40 KT SEAS 18 FT.  
.SAT...WIND DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 220009
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 21 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.

PKZ499-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 977 MB LOW NEAR 57N 176W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 161W SATURDAY
MORNING AT 985 MB AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 51N 171E TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR 56N 175W SUNDAY. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 51N
170W SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR 55N 162W AT 975 MB SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 21 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 221237
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 22 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.

PKZ499-230300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168W WEAKENS TO 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 175E INTENSIFIES TO 966 MB
SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 57N 177W AND BECOMES STATIONARY. AN ASSOCIATED LOW
INTENSIFIES TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 160W SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...
 EAST 0F 171W AND NORTH OF 57N...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO        
   VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
 EAST OF 171W AND SOUTH OF 57N...W WIND 30KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN    
   THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
115 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE LOW COMPLEX EMBEDDED WITHIN HIGH
AMPLITUDE LOW WAVELENGTH THROUGH IS CENTERED SOUTH OF THE GULF. THIS
POSITION IS FARTHER NORTH THAN ON TUESDAY AND SYSTEMS ARE NOW
AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR SURFACE LOWS
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGE SCALE UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION. OF MOST
CONCERN TODAY IS A 995 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
OCCLUDED FRONT WHICH EXTENDS NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW CENTER. THERE
IS A BAND OF STORM FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG THE GULF
COAST AS SEEN IN QUICKSCAT WINDS. GAP WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WHILE NEARBY AREAS
REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TEMPERATURE INVERSION WITH LIGHT
WINDS. THIS HAS CREATED LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINDY
AREAS AND NON-WINDY AREAS ACROSS VERY SMALL DISTANCES. RADAR RETURNS
IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION HAVE LOOKED IMPRESSIVE...BUT
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS HELPING TO MAINTAIN LOW LEVEL DRY AIR SO
VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION REACHING THE GROUND. SNOW IS FALLING OVER
KODIAK ISLAND UNDER STRONG NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW...WHICH IS HELPING
MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES
TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH
COLD ADVECTION IS ALSO PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHERLIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA...ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY REMAIN UNDER AN INVERSION WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO.

ANOTHER LARGE UPPER LOW IS MOVING OUT OF EASTERN ASIA WITH UPPER JET
DRIING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS IS HELPING
TO PUSH ON AND AMPLIFY THE RIDGE SITTING OVER THE BERING. WINDS ARE
GENERALLY LIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WHILE WINDS ARE RAPIDLY
INCREASING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING WITH THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES
AND SHOW FAIR TO POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY THROUGH THE FIRST THREE
DAYS OF THE FORECAST. THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN IS THE
SAME...BUT THE DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL LOW TRACKS AND STRENGTH ARE NOT
VERY CONSISTENT. THERE IS A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE
GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST WHERE THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT.

THE MODEL PREFERENCE IN THE EAST IS TOWARD THE 12Z GFS WHILE OUT
WEST WILL TREND SLIGHTLY TOWARD THIS SOLUTION. ALSO OF NOTE...ALL
MODELS ARE OVERDOING PRECIPITATION ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND
THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEW FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...OCCLUDED FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OFFSHORE TONIGHT
AS THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF ROTATES SOUTHWARD. THERE IS AN
UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY-MAXIMUM THAT WILL ROTATE A LITTLE FARTHER
WESTWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND BEFORE
WEAKENING AND ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD. THIS WILL HELP PUSH SNOW
ONSHORE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND MAINTAIN SNOW OVER
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. DUE TO CONTINUES STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW...AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
MODELS HINT AT A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW MAKING ACROSS THE COASTAL RANGE
TO ANCHORAGE AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...BUT THINK IT WILL
BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR SNOW TO REACH THE GROUND DUE TO STEADY SUPPLY
OF DRY AIR UNDER NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW. A DEVELOPING LOW ON THE
EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER CIRCULATION WILL ROTATE INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF LATER TONIGHT AND BECOME THE NEW PRIMARY CENTER OF THE UPPER
CIRCULATION. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK EASTWARD THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEMS OUT WEST GRADUALLY FORCE THE PATTERN TO
PROGRESS. THUS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SECOND LOW WILL NOT
MAKE IT VERY FAR NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF SO THERE WILL BE
JUST A CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS.
THE LATEST MODELS INDICATE THE BERING LOW TRACKING TO SOUTHCENTRAL
SATURDAY BRINING A SHOT OF SNOW...BUT THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN
THIS SOLUTION.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...AS THE BERING RIDGE CONTINUES
TO AMPLIFY AN UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA
WILL BE FORCED SOUTHWARD TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL
ADVECT ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH AN ALREEADY
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLIES
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IT APPEARS THAT
THERE IS ENOUGH COLD ADVECTION ALOFT TO ELIMINATE THE SURFACE-BASED
INVERSION AND ALLOW WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION. THE STRONGEST ADVECTION AND WINDS LOOK TO EXTEND
DOWN THE HEART OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO BRISTOL BAY AND ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA SOUTH OF KING SALMON. THE COLD ADVECTION WILL
END LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN AS THE
GULF LOW TRACKS EASTWARD...SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY. BERING
LOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TRACK ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THESE AREAS...BUT
THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRACK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A STRONG LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTH END
OF KAMCHATKA WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TODAY PUSHING A STRONG FRONT
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A STRONG JET OVER
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL AID DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW ALONG THE FRONT
WHICH WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE
BERING SEA ON THURSDAY. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF MODEL
DISAGREEMENT ON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS LOW...SO HAVE STUCK
FAIRLY CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST WHICH MAXES WINDS OUT AT 45KT. ALL
MODELS DO INDICATE BERING SEA RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN COMPLETELY
FRIDAY...SO EXPECT STORM SYSTEM TO MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AS ANOTHER STORM MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEAN TROUGH WILL ENCOMPASS THE FORECAST
AREAS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A STRONG JET JUST SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS. THUS...EXPECT A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN WITH FAST
MOVING STORM SYSTEMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172
                        175 176 185 179.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB NOV 08