Storm Warning 209, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 080632 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

UPDATED ZONES 150 155

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.

PKZ199-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO
60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN
MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081246
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW
DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

CORRECTION FOR TYPOS

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO CLOSER AGREEMENT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT
THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE SOLUTIONS. GFS AND
UKMET ARE TAKING THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM UP THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING THEN MOVE IT NEAR KING SALMON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF TAKES THE STORM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY
NIGHT AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT
THE SOLUTION IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE ECWMF MODELS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LIES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON.
A LARGE UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER SIBERIA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH
INTO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AN UPPER
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND BRISTOL BAY.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL PUSH INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH
PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT THEN TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY WHERE IT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING. A
CUTOFF UPPER HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE
SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...AN DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY
NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KING SALMON TUESDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WILL BEGIN WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND WILL
SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST KENAI PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY
MONDAY. AREAS SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL
INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE RAIN OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY
NIGHT AS COLDER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH.

THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE AS A NEW ONE FORMS OVER
THE CHUKCHI SEA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS NEW LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE
ARCTIC OCEAN BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL
MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN
ALASKA THURSDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120, 130, 132, 138
         GALE 125, 140, 141, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 175, 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM DEC 08