Storm Warning 59, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130211 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
512 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

UPDATED 172 175

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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 962 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AND
WEAKENS TO 991 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST
AND WEAKEN. A 969 MB LOW 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS
EVENING MOVES OVER WESTERN NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB FRIDAY
EVENING. A 973 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRIDAY NIGHT MOVES TO
50 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 972 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55
KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 TO 25 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW WIND 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
512 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 40
FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
512 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 40 FT SUBSIDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

042 
FZAK52 PAFC 131413 RRA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF TOOKSOOK BAY AND WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB
FRIDAY EVENING NEAR NORTON SOUND. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
EXTEND FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CHAIN AND MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SHEMYA FRIDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO 140NM NORTH OF CAPE SARICHEF
SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
RAIN SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 
30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
29 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF 180...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING T0 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
WEST OF 180...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHORT TERM TRENDS ARE
REASONABLE.

.UPPER LEVELS...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. BROAD LOW OVER THE
ARCTIC OCEAN GENERALLY HOLDS POSITION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROUGH FROM THIS SYSTEM DIGS SW ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA TO JAPAN. SHORT
WAVES MOVING ACROSS ASIA ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...WEAK TROUGH MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON WILL
KEEP A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVING OVER THE ALAKSA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING MOVES TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK
ISLAND SAT MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN SAT
AFTERNOON AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTH GULF
COAST. EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF PRECITATION(RAN/SNOW) TO HOLD OVER THE
WESTERN GULF...MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW SPREADING INTO THE KENAI PEN
ON SAT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS SHOULD BUILD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT
WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SO WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
THROUGH GAPS TONIGHT AND FRI. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH FRI NIGHT...BUT
INCREASE AGAIN SUN AS NEXT STORM ENTERS THE BERING SEA.

.WEST...
FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING SW ALASKA COAST THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONE 155. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FRI AS
WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. OLD STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
IS STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER AND MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND
WEAKENS FRI. COLD ADVECTION AND STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS
CENTER ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
EVENING. SECONDARY LOW MOVING INTO THE EAST/CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS
AFTERNOON BECOMES THE DOMINATE CENTER AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND THIS EVENING. THIS CENTER WEAKENS AS IT ENTERS WESTERN
NORTON SOUND FRI EVENING. YET ANOTHER STORM CENTER MOVES TO NEAR ADAK
SAT AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER HOLDS IN THE 970S AS IT WINDS TO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE
ACTIVE ACROSS THE DOMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND...BUT
SPECIFICS REMAIN UNRESOLVED AS ALL GUIDANCE DIVERGES BEYOND
TUESDAY...AND MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO FLIP-FLOP.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191 AND 155. WINTER STORM WARNING 187.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...172
         STORM WARNING...170 175 176 185
         GALE WARNING...130 132 138 140 150 160 165
                        180 181
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC FEB 09