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Gale Warning 462, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 5, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 5, 2009, 11:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2009, 11:25 AM AKDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051924 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1125 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 180

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.

PKZ199-060200-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA
BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU
WILL MOVE TO 70 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
1125 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1125 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 052304
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 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.

PKZ199-061400-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE 
INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ON SAT. A 1000 MB LOW 260 NM NORTHWEST 
OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AND 
THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB PACIFIC 
LOW WILL TRACK TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-061400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-061400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-061400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-061400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 5, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER LVLS A TROF/LOW COMPLEX REMAINS PREDOMINANT ACROSS THE
BERING...ALEUTIANS AND SW AK. THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS ROTATING
JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOFFS. VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES CONTINUE TO ROTATE
AROUND THIS FEATURE IN THE BERING DEEPENING THE OVERALL LONGWAVE
TROF. A SHORTWAVE IS MOVING ACROSS THE AKPEN AND KODIAK MOVING
NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. UPPER RIDGE STILL DRAPED
ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER
BASIN. AT THE SURFACE IS THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW MENTIONED WEST OF
SAINT PAUL. A DEVELOPING LOW IS PUSHING OFF KAMCHATKA AND MOVING EAST
TOWARDS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT CAPTURING THE MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. DIFFERENCES MAINLY CENTERED ON TRACK/SPEED OF THE
NEXT LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE ALEUTIANS...WITH THE GFS FAVORING A
NORTHERN TRACK AND THE EC A MORE SOUTHERLY ONE. THE GFS AND NAM
INITIALIZED SATISFACTORILY AND WERE EMPLOYED IN THE MORNING FORECAST
PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST AS SHORTWAVE MOVES
INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHCENTRAL BY THIS EVENING. FAIR WEATHER IN
STORE FOR THE WEEKEND AS RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

.SOUTHWEST...
DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
CONTINUE TO YIELD SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS ZONE PARTICULARLY THE
KUSKOWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY COASTS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
SUPPORTING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH
INTO EASTERN SIBERIA...AND UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE
ZONE BY MID TO LATE WEEKEND DIMINISHING THE PRECIPITATION AND
WEAKENING THE WINDS.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THREAT OF RAIN SHOWERS INTO THE WEEKEND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
AND PRIBILOFFS WITH TROF/LOW COMPLEX REMAINING PREDOMINANT.
INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS DEVELOPING
LOW ADVANCES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FORECAST CHALLENGES PERSIST WITH SERIES OF WAVES/DISTURBANCES
AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS AND ADVANCING TOWARDS THE MAINLAND. THERMAL
TROF TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN ON THE INCREASE OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...414 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM JUN 09

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Sources

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