Small Craft Advisory 145, NWS Anchorage, AK

786 
FZAK52 PAFC 241746 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

UPDATED AREA 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 250 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED MORNING WILL 
WEAKEN TO 976 MB THU EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NW OF BARROW.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND FRI. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...S 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 
15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

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

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 31 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
945 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

159 
FZAK52 PAFC 250046
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE
NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND
TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF
KISKA FRI WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 980 MB SAT.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG 
THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.  
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING MUCH BETTER TODAY WITH PRETTY
MUCH A REASONABLE CONSENSUS SOLUTION IN REGARDS TO THE STRONG LOW IN
THE BERING SEA. THE GFS IS STILL A LITTLE WEAK SO THE ECMWF/NAM
SOLUTION HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN USED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES
IN THE WEST. THINGS REMAIN MORE SETTLED IN THE EAST WITH THE LARGE
HIGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE BIGGEST MODEL QUESTION WILL BE THE
EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROUGH ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
PART OF THE STATE IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD AS A LARGE LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA ADVANCES TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
STATE UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REASSERTS ITSELF IN AN OMEGA BLOCK
BY THIS WEEKEND. THE JET STREAM RUNS UP THE WESTERN LIMB OF THE UPPER
RIDGE AND OVER THE TOP BEFORE DESCENDING SOUTHWARD AGAIN. THIS
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AROUND THIS RIDGE AS WELL AS THE ONE THIS
WEEKEND. A LARGE SURFACE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS CURRENTLY JUST A
LITTLE NORTHEAST OF ATTU AND MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. IT WILL
BASICALLY FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE PREVIOUS LOW INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA.
THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA IN
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE THE NEW SURFACE RIDGE
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
A THE SURFACE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE IS
SPLITTING SENDING ONE PART INTO THE YUKON AND THE OTHER INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH FOR AWHILE WITH
PRESSURES APPROACHING 1050 MB OVER THE GULF.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS WAS CHANGED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AS VISIBILITIES IN SHEMYA
DROPPED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WIND GUSTS
INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPPED DURING THE DAY
INDICATING EVEN MORE CLOD AIR WRAPPED UP INTO THIS SYSTEM THAN HAD
BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
JUST TO THE EAST OF THIS LOW...INT THE WARM SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM ADAK
CLIMBED INTO THE MID 40S IN RAIN. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHWARD A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND TOMORROW
AND STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOSTLY
RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
TO THE ENTIRE BERING SEA REGION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE RIDGE
BUT NO PRECIPITATION THROUGH TOMORROW. SOME STRATUS MAY DEVELOP IN
COOK INLET OVERNIGHT AS FLOW TURNS SOUTHWEST UP THE INLET OVERNIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN OMEGA BLOCK RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA BY THE WEEKEND. A NORTHERLY JET
RIDING OVER THIS RIDGE WILL DESCEND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS AROUND THE GULF COAST AS A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AS WELL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
         STORM 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 11