Gale Warning 530, NWS Anchorage, AK

638 
FZAK62 PAFC 262305
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 53N 166W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE GULF ON SAT.
A 993 MB LOW NEAR 56N 167E FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 56N 172E AT 994 MB
SUN AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176E SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO
55N 174W AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

669 
FZAK62 PAFC 271152
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 52N 159W WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT
AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 57N 168E WILL DRIFT EAST AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR 57N 176E LATE SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 45N
167E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB NEAR 52N 179W LATE SAT NIGHT AND THEN
WEAKEN TO 1000 MB NEAR 57N 172W LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

513 
FZAK62 PAFC 272318
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR 49N 176E WILL MOVE TO 56N 173W AT 997 MB SUN
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 64N 172W AT 998 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 991 
MB LOW NEAR 55N 170E SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60N 178W AT 997 MB MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 56N...S WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF 167W...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

JAM

284 
FZAK62 PAFC 281151
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 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.

PKZ499-290300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR 51N 176E WILL MOVE TO 56N 172W AT 1000 MB SUN
NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 63N 173W AT 998 MB MON NIGHT. A 991 MB
LOW NEAR 56N 170E WILL MOVE TO 58N 175W AT 1003 MB MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-290300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

608 
FZAK62 PAFC 282320
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 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.

PKZ499-291500-
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 54N 171W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 62N 166W TUE
AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E WILL MOVE TO 59N 173W AT 1005
MB TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...S OF 56N...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.MON...S OF 56N...W WIND 25 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-291500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JAM

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN IS SIMILAR ON ALL MODELS THRU SUN...HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES ON HANDLING OF SURFACE FEATURES. THE NAM AND GFS LOOK
REASONABLE WITH STRONG SURFACE CENTER APPROACHING THE GULF TODAY. THE
ECMWF FORECAST APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR NORTH AND EAST...BUT THE IDEAL
OF A DEEPER PRESSURE SEEMS REASONABLE. A STRONG EASTERLY JET CARRIES
NEXT LOW CENTER RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT 24-36
HRS. TIMING LIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE...HOWEVER WILL LEAN TOWARD A
GFS/ECMWF BLEND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. A LOW NEAR THE GULF OF
ANADYR/EASTERN RUSSIA ACTS AS A FOCAL POINT FOR WAVES MOVING ACROSS
THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF AK. CURRENT CENTER SOUTH OF
THE GULF OF AK...ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW... WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF FRI AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN
ROTATES WEST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND FURTHER WEAKENS SAT MORNING. A
WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH
A CENTER FORMING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. THIS
CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE GULF OF AK SAT AFTERNOON/NIGHT. A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS SAT AND SHIFTS TO
NEAR SW AK SAT NIGHT/SUN AS SHORT WAVES MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
BERING SEA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SAT IMAGERY SHOWS AN IMPRESSIVE LOOKING
LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. BUOY AND SHIP DATA AROUND
12Z INDICATED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS IN THE 970'S. AFTERNOON
OBSERVATIONS WOULD INDICATE THE LOWS PRESSURE  IN THE UPPER 970S TO
LOWER 980S. THIS CENTER SHOULD BOTTOM OUT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER. LOW WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF FRI...THEN ROTATE WEST AND
WEAKEN SAT AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH GULF GULF CENTER MOVES TO THE NORTH
GULF TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI. GALES AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AND WITH THE TRAILING LOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH FRI. THE
BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE GULF COAST AND EAST
EXPOSURES...WITH SHOWERS INLAND. A TRIPLE POINT MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST SAT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND RENEWED
RAINS TO THE GULF COASTS.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...RAIN FOR THE MOST PART HAS TAPPER OFF OVER
THE SW MAINLAND. WEAK RIDING TONIGHT WILL BRING AREAS OF STRATUS AND
FOG. A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH LIKELY TO KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE
INTERIOR SW AK INTO THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA SAT WILL LIKELY CREATE LOW STRATUS AND FOG ISSUES FOR THE
COASTS.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WAVE MOVE EASTWARD. THE
MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE WAVES NEAR CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BRING GALES
AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES TO SOUTH OF UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG TERM WEATHER PATTERN SHOWS SIGNS OF A POTENTIAL CHANGE
BEGINNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT MODEL
DISAGREEMENT...THE TREND SEEMS TO BE THAT THE PERSISTENT BERING SEA
TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
RETROGRADES SLIGHTLY WESTWARD. THIS MAY SET THE STAGE FOR MORE ZONAL
FLOW ACROSS THE AOR...BRINGING A POSSIBLE REPRIEVE FROM THE STRONG
EARLY-FALL STORMS OF LATE...AND INSTEAD BRINGING A RETURN OF A BIT
MORE SUNSHINE AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO MAINLAND ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 150 155 170 171 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC AUG 11