Gale Warning 79, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 171317 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

UPDATED ZONE 185

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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 961 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY. A 987 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 
TO 995 MB 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
420 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 180009
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 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.

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW 
WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON
AT 1010 MB. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING N WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY BUT START TO RUN INTO
CONFLICTING SOLUTION OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
ON SUNDAY. NAM MODEL APPEARS TO BE MOVING THE NEXT STORM APPROACHING
THE GULF FASTER THAN THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS. GFS APPEARS TO HAVE
THE BEST OVERALL SOLUTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE INTENSE 950 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED MOVED ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVED
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND DEVELOPED OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND A GOOD PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. AREAS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVED
THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR IN THE AFTERNOON.

UPPER AIR. THE MAIN CORE OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS REMAIN OVER THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA, BUT IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD. AN UPPER
LOW OVER THE SIBERIA IS BEGINNING TO MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE BERING
SEA. ANOTHER UPPER LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM IS MOVING NORTH WITH THE
SURFACE SYSTEM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SURFACE LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF THE STATE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE
BEAUFORT SEA NEAR BARROW SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND COOK INLET WILL MOVE
EAST THROUGH THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL AK...RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH FROM
THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN
CHANNELED AREAS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN
AND WIND WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WITH THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME
SOUTHWEST AS THE INTENSE LOW MOVES UP THE COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL END THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR OFF
THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN DROP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SKIES WILL PARTIALLY CLEAR WEST OF DILLINGHAM AND
SLEETMUTE. AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE
SUNDAY.

BERING SEA...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLAND
THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE BERING SEA. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL FORM FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA BY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK TO
NEAR NORMAL LEVELS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 101, 125, 135 AND 161.
         BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONES 155 AND 195.
MARINE...GALE 125, 130, 132, 138, 155, 165, 170, 172, 179, 180, 185
         STORM 120, 150, 160,
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 09