Gale Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011544 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 138 140 141

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 MAR 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE OUTFLOW OF BAYS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN 
BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S END OF INLET. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 011810 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

UPDATED ZONE 132

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 MAR 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE OUTFLOW OF BAYS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN 
BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
910 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S END OF INLET. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020003
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 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 MAR 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
TROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON 
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES..
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 020307 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009

CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS

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 MAR 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON 
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES..
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 021245
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
TROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB AND THEN
MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 170 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND 40 DEGREES
NORTH LATITUDE. A POSITIVELY TILTED NOSE OF THIS RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS
THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE YUKON. THE INFLUENCE OF THIS RIDGE EXTENDS
NORTHWARD TO THE BERING SEA. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH IS CENTERED THE
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WITH A STRONG UPPER JET EXTENDING OUT OF ASIA
ALONG THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND THEN UP AND ACROSS THE BERING
SEA...HELPING TO FLATTEN OUT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. FINALLY...A
CUT-OFF LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 140 DEGREES WEST SOUTH OF
THE PANHANDLE. SYSTEMS CROSSING OVER THE RIDGE HAVE BEEN DROPPING
INTO THIS TROUGH.

THE PRIMARY WEATHER PRODUCER TODAY IS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING
ONSHORE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND A SURFACE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UNDER
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. EMBEDDED UPPER WAVES MOVED ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT PROVIDING SOME ENHANCED UPPER LIFT. THE SNOW
LIGHTENED UP OVER THE WESTERN KENAI...ANCHORAGE...NORTH COOK INLET
REGION FOR SEVERAL HOURS...BUT HAS REDEVELOPED AND INTENSIFIED
AROUND NOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA. THERE
HAS BEEN A LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT WHICH
HAS REALLY KEPT ACCUMULATION LIGHT ACROSS ANCHORAGE...BUT THE FRONT
IS CURRENTLY MOVING BY AND THIS FLOW IS WEAKENING. A SURFACE LOW HAS
ALSO DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT NORTHEAST OF KODIAK...WHICH WILL ALSO
CONTRIBUTE TO A SHIFT IN LOW LEVEL FLOW.

THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE IN THE ANCHORAGE SOUNDING THIS MORNING WAS
ABOUT -7 DEGREES CELSIUS...SO THE AIRMASS IS QUITE COLD. THIS IS
REFLECTED OBSERVED SNOW DENSITY RATIOS FROM AROUND THE REGION WHICH
HAVE RANGED FROM 30:1 TO 50:1. BECAUSE OF THIS SNOW IS PILING UP
QUICKLY IN SOME AREAS...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED FROM
WASILLA TO WILLOW AND NORTHWARD TO CHULITNA. DUE TO RECENT
INTENSIFICATION OF SNOW AND THE UPPER TROUGH STILL BACK OVER WESTERN
ALASKA DECIDED TO ISSUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW FOR
ZONES 101 111 AND 145...FOR UP TO 8 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE IN UNUSUALLY GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. FORECASTS IN THE MID TO LONG-TERM
WILL BE UPDATED TO BETTER REFLECT THE AGREED UPON SOLUTION. ONE
NOTEWORTHY DEFICIENCY IN MODEL GUIDANCE THIS MORNING IS THE
UNDERFORECASTING OF QPF. THE SNOW IS MORE WIDESPREAD AND ACCUMULATING
MORE THAN MODELS INDICATE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL DIG
SOUTHEASTWARD AS IT REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING...WITH THE
BULK OF ENERGY DROPPING INTO THE GULF AND HELPING TO FROM AN UPPER
LOW. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU
SHORTLY AFTER 9 PM. UNTIL THEN LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH AS
WELL AS COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE SURFACE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN STEADY
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
INCREASED EVEN FURTHER THAN THEY HAVE ALREADY. BASED ON RADAR
TRENDS...WITH THE BACK EDGE OF SNOW BUILDING WESTWARD AND A LARGE
AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...SOME AREAS COULD SEE ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW
ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SIMILARLY...THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH SNOW
WILL QUICKLY LIGHTEN UP OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE BULK
OF ENERGY DROPS INTO THE GULF. COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH A STRONG
UPPER JET ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTHWARD A BIT BEHIND THIS TROUGH AND
PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER WAVES DROPPING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK BEFORE
A FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER RIDGE REACHES THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
IT WILL BE ELONGATING AND WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES...SO AT THIS
POINT DONT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR SNOW.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A DEVELOPING SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS
WILL RIDE OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE ADVECTING LOTS OF WARM AIR ALONG
WITH IT. THIS AIR WILL EVENTUALLY CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
HEAD BACK SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL AGAIN BE VERY TIGHT BETWEEN THE VERY STRONG HIGH AND
MODERATE STRENGTH LOW...SO EXPECT ANOTHER BOUT OF GALE FORCE WINDS
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A STRONGER SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE BERING
SEA TUESDAY AND THIS PUSHES UP A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER ALASKA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL REACH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA PROBABLY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE BASIC PATTERN OF TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST AND RIDGE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY LONGER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130.
         GALE WARNING...120 121 129 132 150 170 172 175 176 179 180
                        185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 138 140 141 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 09