Gale Warning 489, NWS Anchorage, AK

959 
FZAK62 PAFC 211853 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1050 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

CORRECTED 412 FOR TONIGHT PERIOD

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-220300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1011 MB LOW AT 53N 166W WILL MOVE TO 56N 154W AT 1008 MB THIS
EVENING...THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE BERING SEA BY LATE TONIGHT. A
981 MB LOW AT 47N 165E THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 179W BY LATE
FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON
SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ412-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
1050 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ413-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON WEST OF 177W.
SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ414-220300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

884 
FZAK62 PAFC 212302
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-221500-
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 979 MB LOW NEAR 47N 166E MOVES TO 60N 165W SAT EVENING AT 994 MB
AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN
BERING THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING EARLY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. E OF 175W...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-221500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 21 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

802 
FZAK62 PAFC 221157
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-230300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 172E WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT EVENING NEAR 61N
166W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SAT
AND SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-230300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

154 
FZAK62 PAFC 222343
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-231500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 988 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177E WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT EVENING NEAR 61N
165W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SAT
NIGHT AND SUN.

$$

PKZ411-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ414-231500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. N OF 56N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

896 
FZAK62 PAFC 231156
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-240300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 57N 177W WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT EVENING AS IT MOVES
INLAND NEAR 60N 165W. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 54N 169E SAT EVENING
MAINTAINS STRENGTH AND MOVES TO 56N 177W SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-240300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

876 
FZAK62 PAFC 232343
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-241500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR 60N 168W WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF NOME AT 996 MB
SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA. A 999 MB LOW OVER
THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 179E AT 1002 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ412-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ414-241500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKDT WED JUL 20 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS SURFACE FEATURES DIFFER IN WEAK LOW
JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. GFS SOLUTION
CONSIDERABLY MORE PRONOUNCED THEN NAM AS IT DEVELOPS AND THEN MOVES
INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING. LOOKS AS IF FORECASTERS FAVORING
GFS SOLUTION ALTHOUGH MAIN IMPACTS IS OVER EASTERN AL AND SOUTHERN AK
PEN TONIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...TROUGH CENTERED OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND
MOVES EAST TONIGHT AND OVER INTO THE GULF ON THU EVENING. IN THE MEAN
TIME WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WHICH
SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...GENERALLY CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SHOULD SEE SOME CLOUDS MOVE OVER COOK INLET
TONIGHT AND THU ALTHOUGH WOULD EXPECT SOME SUN BREAKS ON THU
AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA WITH THIS WEAK
DISTURBANCE.  CLOUD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS THU AFTERNOON/EVENING OVER
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ESPECIALLY IN THE AK RANGE.

SOUTHWEST...CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AS LOW TRACKS FROM
KUSKO DELTA EASTWARD.  CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS ON THU. LOOKS AS RIDGE
FORMS THU NIGHT SO CLEARING TREND THU NIGHT WITH SUNSHINE FOR INLAND
AREAS ON FRI.

BERING...CLOUDY WITH NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
THU MID DAY AND INTO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. EXPECT MODERATE
TO STRONG SOUTH TO EAST WINDS WITH THIS FRONT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN FEATURE IS WESTERN BERING LOW WHICH IS
PROGED TO MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND SUN MORNING. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ZONES FRI
NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKS AS IF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE MOVES EAST ON SUN ALLOWING SOME CLOUDS
AND MOISTURE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING SAT NIGHT.

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

JMP JUL 11