Storm Warning 94, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 050158 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

UPDATED ZONES 170 171

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.

PKZ199-051500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIVALINA
THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. A 985 MB LOW 645 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-051500-
UNALASKA BAY
455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-051500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051238
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY MOVES INLAND NEAR POINT HOPE
THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI WILL DEVELOP A
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA.  

$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.

.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

167 
FZAK52 PAFC 060038
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES
NEAR ATKA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AND GUSTING TO 45 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT
BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING
SIDE.
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 061253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 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.

PKZ199-070300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF ST.
MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO
THE GULF OF ANADYR ON SUNDAY. AT 996 LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA  
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING MOVES OVER NIKOLSKI LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 991 MB.

$$

PKZ150-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-070300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-070300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-070300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-070300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
BUILDING TO SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-070300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-070300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS SEEM TO BE HAVING A GOOD HANDLE ON ALL FEATURES IN THE SHORT
TERM.  THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL THIS EVENING...BUT THE 00Z
NAMS SOLUTION OF A SLIGHTLY STRONGER TROUGH IN THE GULF NEEDS TO BE
WATCHED FOR THE REASON OF POSSIBLY PREVENTING THE TRANSPORT OF WARMER
AIR INTO ANCHORAGE FROM TURNAGAIN ARM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
THE PREFERRED GFS HAS BEEN WEAKER WITH THIS TROUGH ...LIKELY MEANING
WARMER TEMPERATURES MAKING IT INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL FOR THE LATE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PERIOD.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR TOK THIS
MORNING...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS JUST WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
THIS IS HELPING TO FUNNEL SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN EXPECTED AIR SOUTHWARD
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.  A STRONG WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTHWARD
EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TO JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.  STRONG WARM ADVECTION IS PROVIDING STRONG
LIFT OVER THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT.  THIS FRONT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST TO A 976 MB LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM
THE SOUTH.  THIS LOW IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO STORM FORCE NEAR THE
TRACK OF THE LOW...WITH GALES OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE BERING SEA
AND ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING.  ON THE BACKSIDE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.  A STRONG NEGATIVE TILT
UPPER TROUGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS CURRENTLY...WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET SERVING AS A STRONG
CONVEYOR BELT OF WARM MOIST AIR INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE STRONG WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH ACROSS THE MAINLAND OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA DURING THE DAY
TODAY...LIKELY BRINGING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION.
WITH THE WARM AIR MOVING IN ALOFT OVER SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT
THE SURFACE...EXPECT TO SEE FREEZING RAIN DEVELOP FROM DILLINGHAM TO
KING SALMON...WITH A CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN FARTHER
NORTH OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.  FARTHER INLAND INTO THE UPPER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EXPECT A LONGER PERIOD OF SNOW...BUT EVEN LOCATIONS
AS FAR NORTH AS MCGRATH WILL LIKELY SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AS
WELL.  HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SEEN THE FARTHER NORTH AND
EAST ONE GOES...SINCE THE CHANGEOVER WILL BE DELAYED A BIT LONGER IN
INLAND LOCATIONS. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING STRAIT
TONIGHT THE NEXT BIG ISSUE WILL BE THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS THROUGH
THE BERING SEA AND ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE DELTA REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.

AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM DEPARTS THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT ONLY
TEMPORARILY AS THE NEXT BIG NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH INTO THE
ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER EVENT ESPECIALLY FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. AS
THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY EXPECT A ROUND
OF OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION TO SWEEP NORTH AND EAST...BRINGING LIGHT
SNOW TO MOST LOCATIONS IN THE REGION.  FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY...LIFT
LOOKS QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR THIS EVENT...SO EXPECTING THE HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION AND SNOW AMOUNTS THERE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
TALKEETNA...WITH RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN FROM TALKEETNA SOUTH FOR AT
LEAST A PART OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY.  FOR ANCHORAGE...THERE SHOULD
BE A GOOD ROUND OF OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED
BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS PROVIDING GOOD MIXING TO RAISE TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 30S THURSDAY WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...COLD ADVECTION TAKES OVER
BEFORE THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES THROUGH...LIKELY ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF
CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY FRIDAY.  SO
FAR...MODELS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A NORTHERN GULF OR PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LOW AS THE BEST DYNAMICS AND BEST LIFT ARE FARTHER NORTH AND
INLAND.  BECAUSE OF THIS...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN COULD EXPERIENCE ADVISORY LEVEL WINTER WEATHER CRITERIA
THURSDAY INTO LATE FRIDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST FOR THE
WEEKEND...WITH ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  THE PATTERN APPEARS TO BECOME HIGHLY
AMPLIFIED EARLY TO MID WEEK NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE POSSIBLY
BUILDS ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH POLE...BLOCKING THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND CREATING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
THUS...EXPECT THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OUT WEST WITH THE BEST
PRECIPITATION CHANCES...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER WEATHER
TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH...145
         BLIZZARD WARNING...191
MARINE...GALE WARNING...160 165 170 171 179 180 185
         STORM WARNING...172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CC MAR 09