Storm Warning 82, NWS Anchorage, AK

483 
FZAK52 PAFC 170626 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

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.

PKZ199-171400-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 980
MB OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUE NIGHT AND MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT.  
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-171400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-171400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 25 KT W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT EARLY EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND TOWARDS MORNING. 
.WED...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND....SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-171400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

782 
FZAK52 PAFC 171152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

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.

PKZ199-180200-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-180200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-180200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 23 FT
BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-180200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
140 PM AKDT TUE MAR 16 2010

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WEAK OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN HAS DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE
AKPEN COURTESY OF AN ELONGATED RIDGE BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO
TROUGHS...ONE OVER THE BERING SEA/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND ANOTHER OVER
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AND THE GULF. THE LATTER TROUGH ALSO FEATURES A
BROAD CUTOFF LOW THAT ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE GULF. STACKED BENEATH
THIS LOW IS A WEAKENING 1005 MB SURFACE LOW WITH AN ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE WRAPPING NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. A STRONG
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DRIFTING EASTWARD ALONG THE ALASKAN
ARCTIC SEABOARD. FOUR DISTINCT RIDGES BRANCH OUT IN THE CARDINAL
DIRECTIONS FROM THIS HIGH...WITH THE SOUTHERN RIDGE ENCOMPASSING
WESTERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ACROSS THE AOR THROUGH THE NEAR SHORT
TERM...BUT PROBLEMS BEGIN TO ARISE PAST THURSDAY MORNING WITH RESPECT
TO A NEW LOW THAT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF. THE MODELS IN GENERAL HAVE
SHIFTED THE TRACK OF THE LOW FURTHER EAST SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH THE
GFS NOW DEVELOPING A NEW LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON FRIDAY
MORNING. WHILE IT STILL APPEARS THAT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL
EXPERIENCE THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION...THE QUESTION NOW BECOMES
HOW MUCH OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE IT INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM IS LOW.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...QUIET WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. A SHORTWAVE WRAPPING INTO THE PRESENT GULF
LOW REMAINS TOO FAR TO THE SOUTH TO HAVE MUCH OF ANY IMPACT ON THE
MAINLAND...THOUGH IT WILL SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE NEXT SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE
GULF ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT TO WHAT
EXTENT THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...BUT EXPECT
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEGINNING ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...QUIET WEATHER WILL LIKEWISE CONTINUE OVER
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME ENERGY FROM THE GULF STORM
MAY SPILL NORTHWARD AND BRING ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
REGION...BUT THIS IS BECOMING LESS AND LESS LIKELY AS MODELS PUSH THE
TRACK OF THE LOW FURTHER EAST. SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGH THE
WEEK AS SOUTHERLY ONSHORE FLOW BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...CURRENT FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT RUNS UP AGAINST THE BLOCKING HIGH
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A SECOND FRONT PROMPTLY FOLLOWS IN ITS
FOOTSTEPS...ENTERING THE BERING SEA TOMORROW MORNING AND TRACKING
SWIFTLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE RUNNING UP
AGAINST THE SAME SOUTHWEST ALASKA RIDGE. THUS EXPECT A BROAD SWATH OF
PRECIPITATION TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS STARTING TOMORROW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING FRONT WILL PUSH INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA
ON FRIDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM SYSTEM TRACKS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND...SPREADING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS OVER THE
ISLAND CHAIN. WARM AND RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO BE ON TAP FOR
THE WEEKEND AND BEGINNING PART OF NEXT WEEK ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...172 175 185.
         STORM WARNING...176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KS MAR 10