Gale Warning 347, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 080001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-081400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 996 MB LOW NEAR 62N 174W WILL MOVE TO 63N 167W WED AFTERNOON AND
THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 44N 171E WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 51N 177E WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 52N 168W THU AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT
THIS EVENING. WINDS INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ413-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ414-081400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

915 
FZAK62 PAFC 081151
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-090200-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1000 MB LOW OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES
INLAND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WED NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB WED EVENING AS IT MOVES TO AMCHITKA. THE LOW
MOVES EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO 55N 158W AT 977 MB LATE THU
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF
56N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF 56N.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

S

937 
FZAK62 PAFC 090001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-091400-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179E WILL MOVE TO 53N 166W THU AFTERNOON. 
THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 153W FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT WED APR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 091158
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-100200-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 973 MB LOW AT 52N 175W THU MORNING WEAKENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 54N 159W LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. A 981 MB LOW DEVELOPS THU MORNING NEAR 56N 158W...THEN MOVES
INLAND NEAR 59N 160W LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10
FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 092307
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-101400-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
GULF COAST FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW NEAR 53N 158W THU NIGHT MOVES TO
NEAR 57N 145W SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 7 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD. THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS
WEAKENING WHILE MOVING EASTWARD. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
IS DISSIPATING OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. A LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WHILE WEAKENING.
TRANSITORY HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THIS LOW IS CURRENTLY BUILDING INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE IS LOCATED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A
LONGWAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA...WITH A STRONG UPPER
LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING. THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW WILL
DRIFT EAST TODAY...WITH THE UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO BE OVER SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. DIFFERENCES
PERTAINING TO HOW LONG THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF EXIST...WITH
THE GFS HANGING ON A BIT LONGER THAN OTHER MODELS. MAIN DISCREPANCIES
ARISE CONCERNING THE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING
THE ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE TRENDING TOWARDS A TRACK
FARTHER NORTH AND WEST WITH THIS LOW...RESULTING IN A WETTER FORECAST
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. THE GFS/NAM WERE
PREFERRED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE MORNING FORECASTS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEAK LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION AROUND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. REMNANT
MOISTURE FROM THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW WILL
RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL
THROUGH TONIGHT. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
WEDNESDAY...KEEPING THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST.
ANTICIPATE PRECIP TYPE TO BE MAINLY SNOW...WITH RAIN MIXING IN ALONG
COASTAL AREAS.

.SOUTHWEST...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BERING LOW WRAPS INTO
THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TODAY...POTENTIALLY MIXING WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY
ALSO MIX WITH SNOW ALONG PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE AKPEN.
CONDITIONS WILL BE DETERIORATING ALONG THE AKPEN LATE WEDNESDAY AS A
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW PUSHES INTO THE AREA.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET OVER THE
ALEUTIANS AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE
DEGRADING ACROSS THE ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH WINDS TO STORM FORCE. ACROSS
THE PRIBILOFS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING DISSIPATES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN AND CURVING NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON FRIDAY. REGARDING
THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN...THE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING SEA
LOOKS TO SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE AK MAINLAND AS WE HEAD INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...170 172 185
         STORM...175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH APR 09