Small Craft Advisory 674, NWS Anchorage, AK

272 
FZAK52 PAFC 191149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE WESTERN BERING MON AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUE
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

412 
FZAK52 PAFC 192336
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 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.

PKZ199-201500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB
WED. 

$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS WHICH
BRINGS THE STRONG LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE
SOUTHWEST GULF. THE MODELS DIVERGE A BIT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND
RE-CURVES BACK TO THE NORTH AND WEST ON TUESDAY. THE UNCERTAINTY
SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE HANDLING OF A SECONDARY LOW THAT MOVES THROUGH
THE JET STREAM AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE LARGE GULF LOW AT
THE START OF THE WEEK. THE EC KEEPS TWO DISTINCT LOW CENTERS...WHILE
THE GFS TRIES TO COMBINE THE ENERGY INTO A SINGLE STRONG CENTER IN
THE CENTRAL GULF. MEANWHILE THE NAM IS CLOSER TO THE EC PHILOSOPHY OF
TWO LOW CENTERS....BUT HAS TIMING AND PLACEMENT ISSUES DIFFERENT THAN
ANY OF THE OTHER MODELS. THE NAM COMMONLY STRUGGLES WITH FAST-MOVING
FEATURES SUCH AS THIS SECONDARY LOW...AND WILL BE DISCARDED FOR THE
MORNING FORECAST. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH NEARBY OFFICES A COMPROMISE
SOLUTION OF THE GFS/EC WAS CHOSEN TO ALLOW MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY FOR
FUTURE FORECAST PACKAGES WITH BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN CONTROL ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
MAINLAND ALASKA. A 180 KT JET OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS
DESCENDING INTO THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH AND HELPING INFUSE ENERGY
INTO A ROBUST LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...THE
LOW HAS RAPIDLY DEEPENED TO AROUND 969 MB AND WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD TODAY. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THIS MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. IN THE GULF...NUMEROUS WEAK SHORTWAVES AND SURFACE LOWS
THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE AREA FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS ARE SLOWLY
DISSIPATING AND MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH AS THE GENERAL FLOW IN THE
ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE LARGE LOW OUT
WEST. WITH WEAK FLOW AND RECENT RAINFALL...FOG HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MAINLAND ALASKA...
GENERALLY WEAK SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE
GULF COAST AS WELL AS INLAND. THE OVERALL TREND SHOULD BE TOWARD
DRIER CONDITIONS TODAY AS WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING AHEAD OF THE STRONG
BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. BY SUNDAY NIGHT THE FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BERING STORM WILL BE APPROACHING THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AS
WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST GULF WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. AS THE LOW CENTER
MOVES OUT OF THE ALEUTIANS AND TOWARD THE GULF ON MONDAY NIGHT
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A STRONG STORM FORCE BARRIER JET WILL FORM
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY ALONG THE GULF
COAST...BUT DOWNSLOPING SHOULD BE IN FULL EFFECT INLAND AND KEEP MUCH
OF EASTERN COOK INLET REGION DRY DURING THIS STORM. WEST OF THE
ALASKA RANGE...BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL SEE THE BULK OF RAIN FROM THIS
STORM...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE RAIN AND
STORM-FORCE WINDS AS THE LOW TRACKS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE LOW WILL SLOW AS IT
NEARS KODIAK ISLAND...OPENING UP INTO A VERY BROAD CIRCULATION
CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MIDWEEK. THIS WILL CREATE A
SUSTAINED PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING THAT WILL USHER DOWN SOME OF THE COOLEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO
FAR.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FROM MIDWEEK ON MOST OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE
DOMINATED BY THE LARGE AND SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW THAT WILL BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL KEEP THE MAINLAND
IN A GENERALLY COOL AND SHOWERY PATTERN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
MEANWHILE THE BERING SEA REGION WILL SEE CONTINUED NORTHERLY FLOW
WITH COOL AND RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 120 138 150 155 170 172
         GALE 125 130 132 140 160 165 171 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DIXON SEP 11