Gale Warning 461, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041457 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
700 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-050200-
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 155 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 130 NM
WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 997 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A
1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042305
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-051400-
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 190 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST
OF GAMBELL AT 997 MB FRI NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA SAT
AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 997 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL...THE UPPER RIDGE HAS SHIFTED SHIFTED EAST OVERNIGHT TO
LIE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. THE COMPLEX
UPPER LOW/TROUGH REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA AND SIBERIA, BUT THE MAIN
UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS BEGUN TO MOVE EAST.

AT THE SURFACE...THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WITH
A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MAINLAND. THE COMPLEX
LOW/TROUGH SYSTEM, SIMILAR TO THE UPPER AIR PATTERN, PERSISTS OVER
THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE
MOST CONSISTENT MODEL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND IS THE MODEL OF
CHOICE TODAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER AIR...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT THEN TURN NORTH OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. SERIES OF STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE
THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
FRIDAY.

.AT THE SURFACE...
.SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN VERY DRY TODAY AND THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING AND
WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
THURSDAY NIGHT. CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL SPREAD THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF
AND KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND INTO PARTS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, COOK
INLET AND SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN
WILL BECOME SHOWERS AS IT SPREADS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN FRIDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TURN NORTH
THURSDAY AND MOVE UP THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MORE
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THEN WILL
BECOME SHOWERS FRIDAY.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WILL BECOME MOSTLY SHOWERS FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE ALCAN BORDER WILL
FLATTEN AS AN UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN MAINLAND AND
YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY, BUT WILL REBUILD BACK OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
AND SOUTHERN ALASKA SUNDAY. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 160, 165, 180
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING FOR 141.

NM JUN 09