Storm Warning 19, NWS Juneau, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAJK 090045
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ099-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT N THIS
EVENING...THEN TURN NW TO BE OVER THE FAR NW GULF BY LATE SUN.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SE GULF WILL LIFT OVER SE
AK TONIGHT AND BE OVER CANADA BY SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ041-091400-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT
SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-091400-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE
MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-091400-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-091400-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT
LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT
SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-091400-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT
LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT
SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAJK 091144
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ099-100100-
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW ABOUT 150 NM SE KODIAK WILL MOVE TO JUST N OF
KODIAK ISLAND BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN
TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT JUST OFFSHORE SE AK WILL
MOVE THROUGH SE AK BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ041-100100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-100100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SW SWELL.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-100100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-100100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

...STORM WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-100100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

...STORM WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS MORNING AND
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAJK 091712 AAA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ099-100100-
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW ABOUT 150 NM SE KODIAK WILL MOVE TO JUST N OF
KODIAK ISLAND BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT NW AND WEAKEN
TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT JUST OFFSHORE SE AK WILL
MOVE THROUGH SE AK BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ041-100100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

UPDATED TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-100100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

UPDATED TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SW SWELL.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-100100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

UPDATED TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-100100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

UPDATED TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-100100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
915 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 

UPDATED TODAY

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. 
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM AST FRI MAR 7 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...A 970 MB LOW LOCATED JUST NE OF KODIAK ISLAND IS
CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTH AND EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE THE KENAI
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN FAIRLY QUICKLY AS IT MOVES
INTO THE INTERIOR THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT IS
NOW ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ENE AND
CROSS THE SOUTHERN COAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND BE ALONG A
CSP-FFIA2 LINE BY 00Z AND THROUGH ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA BY 06Z
THIS EVENING. SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A SMALL
WAVE/LOW ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE GULF AT THIS TIME AND
APPEARS TO BE TRACKING TO THE NW FAIRLY RAPIDLY. SECOND MORE
SUBSTANTIAL WAVE HAS DEVELOPED UNDER SPLITTING FLOW JUST WEST OF
THE WA/OR COASTS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING DEEPEST MOISTURE
FROM REACHING THE ALASKAN PANHANDLE. A NEGATIVELY TILTED 500 MB
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A COLD COMPLEX UPPER LOW SYSTEM OVER BRISTOL
BAY/SOUTH ALEUTIANS/KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHEAST TO 45N/140W AND
APPEARS TO BE CATCHING UP WITH SURFACE FRONT.

MARINE OBS AND RADAR SUGGESTING SOLID SE GALES ACROSS ALL OF
EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT TO
THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND DIMINISH TO SMCR
LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOWEVER SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15
TO 20 FOOT RANGE AS A SW SWELL ARRIVES. HAD GALES THROUGH THE
CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS EARLIER THIS MORNING BUT OVERALL SPEED
SEEM TO BE SLOWLY EASING AND WILL UPDATE MARINES SHORTLY AFTER
NOON TO REFLECT THIS TREND. GALES CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INNER
CHANNELS INTO THE MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AT CDE OVER 60 KTS AND
PROBABLY THE SAME AT LCNA2. HAVE HAD SCATTERED REPORTS OF
ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS IN PUBLIC AREAS THIS MORNING BUT THESE TOO
SEEM TO BE EASING A TOUCH SO WILL ALLOW WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT
NOON EXPECT FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO 3 PM.

SPLIT FLOW OFF THE WA/OR COAST IS KEEPING DEEPEST MOISTURE OUT OF
FORECAST AREA WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. EXPECT RAINFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE
INTENSITY FOR A SHORT WHILE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT WHICH CAN NOW
BEEN SEEN ON BIORKA RADAR. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CHANGE
PRECIPITATION OVER TO SHOWERS. MODELS SUGGESTING THERE IS A QUICK
BURST OF CAA ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
RAPID COOLING ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH
COULD SEE SOME SNOW OR ICE PELLETS MIX WITH THE SHOWERS ALONG
SOUTHERN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON SPREADING TO SOUTHERN ZONES
AND NORTHERN COAST BY EVENING.

WEAK SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD NORTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA
TONIGHT AND EXPECTED TO LIMIT SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR SOUTHERN AREAS
BY MIDNIGHT WHILE ENHANCING ONSHORE FLOW AND SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR
PAYA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES EAST ON SATURDAY WHILE UPPER RIDGE GAIN
AMPLITUDE AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM. EXPECT SHOWERS TO LINGER ACROSS
THE ARES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH BEST CHANCE OF BREAKS IN
CLOUD COVER ACROSS SOUTHERN HALF. RAIN AND WINDS ASSOCIATED NEXT
SYSTEM JUST ENTERING COASTAL WATERS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND IS HANDLED IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT PERIOD.

.LONG RANGE...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE ENSEMBLES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK SO THERE IS MODERATE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.

THE STRONG LOW ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AS
MENTIONED IN THE SHORT TERM CONTINUE TO ROTATES NW AROUND THE
PARENT UPPER LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY. THE SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN IN
THE MID 970S THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH SUN
AS IT MOVES NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AK.

THE ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT ALONG
WITH PLENTY OF RAIN. WILL DROP THE STORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF
TO MAX GALES AS IT LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WITH
THE BARRIER JET DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THESE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT TO
SMALL CRAFTS BY SUN MORNING BUT GALES WILL REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF. ALL OF THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL APART
THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW 25 KT FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
AS FOR THE INSIDE WATERS THERE WILL BE GALES OVER EAST/WEST
CHANNELS AND SMALL CRAFT MOST EVER WHERE ELSE THROUGH SAT NIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH SUN AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
AREA AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN LYNN CANAL SUN NIGHT.
OVER LAND AREAS...WIND ADVY WILL BE NEEDED FOR SAT NIGHT OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS AND SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS FOR THE REST OF THE
INSIDE THERE WILL BE STRONG GUSTS AND MAY NEED WIND ADVY BUT WILL
MAKE THAT CALL LATER ON IN THE SHIFT. AS FOR THE RAIN...IT WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT BUT AS
THE FRONT LIFTS OVER THE AREA. SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE AREAS
THROUGH SUN AS THE UPPER TROF WILL NOT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
UNTIL LATE THAT NIGHT. A SURFACE AND UPPER WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING AND SUPPRESS THESE
SHOWERS. THE STRONGEST SHOWERS WILL REMAIN TO BE OVER THE
NORTHERN AREAS OVER THE PANHANDLE.

FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...THE PARENT LOW CONTINUES TO BE ON THE
MOVE EAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN UPPER TROF WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA MON NIGHT SO SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TO CHANCE OVER
SE AK. THIS LOW WILL BE INTO CANADA BY WED WITH A TRAILING TROF
OVER THE GULF BEFORE A LONG WAVE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. A THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF A WEAK LOW WILL
SLIDE TO THE SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE. THIS FEATURE WILL SEND A
FRONT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS TUE NIGHT INTO WED BUT THE
NORTHERN AREAS WILL NOT BE AS WET SO LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN
AREAS AND CHANCES TO THE NORTH STILL LOOK GOOD.

FOR LATE IN THE WEEK A UPPER RIDGE IS STILL FORECASTED TO FORM
OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND INCREASE THE OFF SHORE FLOW OVER THE
PANHANDLE LATE IN THE WEEK AND DRY OUT THE PANHANDLE.

.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY AKZ017 AND 028 CONTINUING UNTIL 3 PM
MARINE...GALE PKZ036 BUT DIMINISHING TO SMCR ELSWR IN AFTN