Gale Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011837 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

UPDATED ZONE 129

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS
TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE SUCKLING THIS EVENING. A 997
MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
840 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
935 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
CAPE SUCKLING THIS EVENING. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE
ISLAND MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING
THROUGH TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PRESENT FROM THE EASTERN BERING EAST
INTO THE MAINLAND. THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...ROUNDED BY THE JET
STREAM...IS WAY DOWN AROUND 35N 160W. A WEAK SYSTEM IS RIDING THE
JET STREAM ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TROUGH...HEADING NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF...AND WILL MAKE LANDFALL AROUND CAPE
SUCKLING THIS EVENING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES DOMINATE THE MAINLAND
AND EASTERN BERING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT IN THE CENTRAL
BERING THIS MORNING. OUT WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC IS A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONT.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT OVERALL...BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES.
OUT EAST...PREFER THE NAM POSITION ON A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING AROUND
MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. OUT WEST...THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE STRONG FRONT MOVING OUT
AHEAD OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW. HOWEVER...0Z GFS AND 0Z NAM WERE
NORTHERLY OUTLIERS WITH THE LOW AS IT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST
BERING...AND WE STAYED CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST FROM THIS TIME
(TUESDAY AFTERNOON) ONWARD WHICH RESEMBLES THE UKMET AND ECMWF
INITIALLY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A FAIRLY WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF WILL
MAKE LANDFALL AROUND CAPE SUCKLING THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PERHAPS CORDOVA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL DIVE
SOUTHEAST FROM NEAR NOME TODAY TO SOUTHCENTRAL ON MONDAY. AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES DOWN...A NEW SURFACE LOW WILL FORM AROUND MONTAGUE
ISLAND...KEEPING SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA.
A LOT OF THE INGREDIENTS LOOK RIGHT FOR SNOW OVER THE COOK INLET
REGION...WITH ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION BEING MID AND UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE. STILL...WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SOME VERY LIGHT
SNOW OVER THE COOK INLET REGION ON MONDAY. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WESTERN GULF AND
INNER WATERS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON TUESDAY
BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DIVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BRING LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP EXCEPT FOR
A FEW FLURRIES OR AREAS OF VERY LIGHT SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME CLOUDS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST AT THE SURFACE WITH A VERY COLD AIRMASS
IN PLACE. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN AREAS WITH LESS
CLOUDCOVER. A WEAKENING FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BERING WILL
BEGIN TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY MORNING.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
PATTERN CHANGE IN STORE FOR THE BERING/ALEUTIANS WITH COLD NORTHWEST
FLOW BEING REPLACED BY STRONG...WARMER WESTERLY FLOW. A 948 MB
NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF ATTU MONDAY
NIGHT...BUT A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW. THIS
FRONT WILL REACH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS TONIGHT...THE CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS MONDAY...AND THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS MONDAY
NIGHT...WEAKENING ALL ALONG. THE FRONT WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS
TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE WEAKENING TO GALES. HUGE
SWELLS WILL MOVE IN WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH SEAS LIKELY TO TOP 40
FEET ESPECIALLY ON THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. THE TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO WARM QUICKLY ENOUGH TO
KEEP BLIZZARD CONCERNS AT BAY...WITH THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION OF THE
PRIBILOFS WHERE THINGS COULD GET INTERESTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ACTIVE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 172 175 176 411 412 413.
         GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 138 155 170 171 179 185 351
          414.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 121 125 129 130 132 138
          140 141 150 155 160 165 179 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY FEB 09