Gale Warning 576, NWS Anchorage, AK

301 
FZAK52 PAFC 302332 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 185

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.

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST
TOWARDS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED MORNING. A 997 MB LOW OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA ON TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1004
MB THU.
$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JAM

543 
FZAK52 PAFC 311156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND AT 998 MB WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 40 NM SOUTH OF
KIPNUK THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND EASTWARD...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312324
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 55 NM
SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE 
TO 45 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING
ABSORBED INTO A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT SHUMAGIN 
ISLANDS EASTWARD. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 7 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 175W...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NN WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312350 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 179

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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 55 NM
SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE 
TO 45 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING
ABSORBED INTO A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT SHUMAGIN 
ISLANDS EASTWARD. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 7 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 175W...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
120 PM AKDT TUE AUG 30 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY KEY DIFFERENCES
ARISE WITH REGARDS TO LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING. THE PREFERRED SCENARIO FOR NOW FOLLOWS ALONG
THE LINES OF THE GFS AND OTHER MODELS IN SHOWING A MOSTLY NON-PHASING
SOLUTION AND A WEAKER SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. THE EUROPEAN MODEL (EC) CONSISTENTLY DEPICTS A PHASING
SCENARIO BETWEEN A DIGGING UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND A CUT-OFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEING ABSORBED INTO IT FROM
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS RESULTS IN A FAR STRONGER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH MUCH STRONGER SURFACE WINDS (A
LARGE SWATH OF GALES) ON FRIDAY. GIVEN THE GOOD TRACK RECORD OF THE
EC MODEL WE CAN NOT YET RULE OUT THE PHASING SCENARIO...SO THIS WILL
BEAR CLOSE WATCHING OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CONSOLIDATING OVER THE EASTERN BERING
THIS AFTERNOON WHILE RIDGING ALOFT SITS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
EXTENDING NORTH THROUGH FAR EASTERN MAINLAND. RADAR DEPICTS A SOLID
WALL OF RAIN MOVING ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE PARENT SYSTEM
ORGANIZES OVER THE BERING AND BEGINS TO TAKE ON A NEGATIVE TILT. A
SOUTHWESTERLY 120-KNOT JET STREAK CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND STRENGTHEN TO OVER 140 KNOTS AT ITS CORE
TONIGHT...WITH THE NOSE OF THE JET EXTENDING TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
AND THE LOWER COOK INLET REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL USHER
IN COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY...AND THE RESULT WILL BE A MOSTLY
STEADY RAIN OVER THE COOK INLET...SUSITNA VALLEY...AND NORTH GULF
COAST REGIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE A
RETURN OF TRANSITORY RIDGING OVER THE REGION...BUT THIS WILL QUICKLY
GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER STRONG LOW DIGGING FROM THE BERING EAST INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

WEAK LEAD DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY RESIDES OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
EXTENDS SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS FEATURE WILL
BRING MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN AS IT TRACKS EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN
SYSTEM GETS FIRING TOWARDS MORNING AS A 140-KNOT JET STREAK NOSES
INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AS THE ORGANIZING PARENT LOW
MOVES EAST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
JET STREAK MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...EXPECT TO SEE STEADY
RAIN OVERSPREAD ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALL OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN) BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN
FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT RAPIDLY PROGRESSES
TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE...TO BE FOLLOWED ON ITS HEELS BY A PROGRESSIVE
RIDGE. THURSDAY MIGHT BE THE BEST DAY TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE FAIR
UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM DIGGING RAPIDLY SOUTH
AND EAST TOWARDS THE GULF BRINGS POSSIBLY ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN TO THE
REGION BY FRIDAY...BUT THIS SYSTEM MIGHT BE CONFINED MORE TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST AS THERE IS STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY TO THE
STRENGTH AND TRACK AT THIS TIME.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

A WET AND STORMY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A
POSSIBLE BRIEF REPRIEVE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS TRANSITORY RIDGING
MOVES OVER THE REGION BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION BY
SATURDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

A VERY ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL PERSIST FROM EASTERN RUSSIA OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING AND EXTENDING TOWARDS EAST TOWARDS THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF RAIN AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE
THROUGH...WITH LOW-END GALES AFFECTING THE BERING OFFSHORE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF
THE EASTERN RUSSIA COAST TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

THE ACTIVE ZONAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH SYSTEMS MOVING RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE BERING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...THOUGH THERE ARE HINTS AT A PATTERN CHANGE BY MONDAY AS
GLOBAL MODELS SUGGEST THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW EVOLVING INTO A HIGH
AMPLITUDE PATTERN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND...AND STRONG RIDGES OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND THE WESTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29 AUG 11