Gale Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 311242
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-010300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 998 MB LOW NEAR 61N 148W DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT
MOVES TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED 984 MB
LOW NEAR 51N 156W MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 60N 141W SUN
EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. 

$$

PKZ351-010300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT SUBSIDING
TO 10 TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
W OF 147W. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-010300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 147W...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF
147W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
147W. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 010004
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-011500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST SUN
MORNING. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 142W. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR 60N 146W MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 010043 CCA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-011500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 142W. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR 60N 146W MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-011500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 011211
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-020300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 988 MB LOW AT 53N 152W EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT
MOVES INLAND NEAR 60N 143W THIS EVENING. A 997 MB LOW DEVELOPS AT 
60N 147W LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-020300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-020300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 020006
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-021500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 989 LOW AT 59N 142W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 60N 142W TONIGHT. A 997
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 147W MON MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-021500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-021500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

445 
FZAK61 PAFC 021141
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-030300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 998 MB LOW AT 60N 145W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH LATE MON
NIGHT THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW AT
55N 157W TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 151W AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB BY
LATE TUE NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-030300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-030300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 030023
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-031500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 995 MB LOW NEAR 51N 142W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 56N 135W TUE
MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 156W TUE NIGHT AND MOVE
TO 57N 149W AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-031500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-031500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK61 PAFC 031214
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-040300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 995 MB LOW AT 60N 146W WILL MOVE TO 60N 141W THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW AT 55N 152W 
LATE TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 56N 147N BY WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 57N
141W AT 991 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ351-040300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-040300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

ALOFT...THE BAGGY UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IS WEAKENING
AS ANOTHER STRONGER SHORTWAVE IS DIGGING SOUTHWARD OVER WESTERN
ALASKA...KODIAK...AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS
SHORTWAVE BRINGS THE BEST FORCING FOR ASCENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
STRONG RIDGING REMAINS OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA...BUT WILL BEGIN
MOVING EASTWARD AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW BECOMES ENTRENCHED
OVER THE STATE. NORTHERLY FLOW WITH ORIGINS OVER THE NORTH POLE
CONTINUES TO PUSH COLD AIR TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALASKA COASTLINE AND
THE AKPEN.  WEAK RIDGING REMAINS ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING SEA...WITH
A CLOSED LOW BEGINNING TO STRENGTHEN AND TRACK JUST TO THE SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.

AT THE SURFACE...THE SURFACE LOW THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS CURRENTLY
MOVING OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.  A SIBERIAN RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS
THE BERING SEA AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE AKPEN. A COMPLEX
DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. A WEAK 1006 MB LOW IS LOCATED NEAR SHEMYA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL DAYS. THE LOW NEAR
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND
DISSIPATES SAT. IN THE WEST THE DOUBLE LOW CONSOLIDATES SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS TO THE EAST
AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND THEN MOVES INLAND EARLY MON.
IN THE FAR WEST A FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN INTO MON. FOR CONVENIENCE THE FORECAST
LEANS TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
WESTERN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHILE DRY
CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL ISLANDS. AS
THE KAMCHATKA FRONT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS SUN...SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN...AND GRADUALLY MOVE EAST ON MON.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST AND AK AND ALEUTIAN
RANGES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND. DRYING CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INLAND DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENING OVER
THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THEN EAST OF THE TALKEETNAS AND KENAI
MOUNTAINS ON SAT. BY SUN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE WRANGELL
MOUNTAINS AND WILL PERSIST INTO MON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...WIND AND RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO
MID WEEK...WITH A MIX FOR THE PRIBILOFS. SOUTHWEST AK WILL HAVE
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN BY MIDWEEK. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK
RANGE WILL BE DRY UNTIL THE KAMCHATKA FRONT BRINGS SNOW...MAINLY TO
COASTAL AREAS...BY MIDWEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES...120 132 138 140 141 150 155 170 172 175
         STORMS...130
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY..121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155
160 165 170 172 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS/CC JAN 09