Brisk Wind Advisory 54, NWS Anchorage, AK

406 
FZAK52 PAFC 141133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN
CHAIN DISSIPATES BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER
THE BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF
UNALASKA. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

326 
FZAK52 PAFC 142257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN
CHAIN DISSIPATES BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER
THE BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE WEEKEND AND EXPECT TO MAKE
MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECASTS. A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE
COMES UP IN THE GFS AND ECMWF BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RESPECT TO A
STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT AND MID TERM FORECAST WITH ANALYSIS...

THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE
WHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR. FLOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY ZONAL ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW
SURROUNDING THE UPPER LOW CENTER WILL TRIGGER PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
OR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS BOTH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS
FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TO A LOW JUST
NORTH OF UNALASKA. THE LOW NORTH OF UNALASKA WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
THE CHAIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME THE MAIN CENTER SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF TIGHTENING AND THEN
RELAXING OF THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS PRESENTLY BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE CHUGACH AND
ALASKA RANGES WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED
TO REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY. AN EASTERLY BARRIER JET OF 25 TO
40 MPH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING THEN FALLS APART THURSDAY MORNING. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW AT TIMES. WIND
CHILLS WILL MODERATE IN THE AFTERNOON BUT RE INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT.

AS THE LOW OUT WEST DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THE FLOW
WILL BECOME MORE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS ISLANDS TO THE ALASKA ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE TYPICAL SNOW SHOWER REGIME AN THE BERING SEA SIDE OF THE CHAIN
AND ALASKA PENINSULA.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER
WILL BE OVER THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING WEST TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE
STATE IN THE UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND THE DOMINANT UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL SPLIT WITH A PORTION DROPPING SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
WHILE ANOTHER PORTION MOVES TO THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY.
BY SUNDAY THE BERING SEA UPPER LOW WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT CENTER
AND DIG A TROUGH SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE MAIN UPPER LOW
WILL BE OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A RIDGE INTO THE BERING SEA AND A DEEP
UPPER LOW JUST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. UNSEASONABLY COLD
TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLAND PORTIONS OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER THE BERING AND ALONG THE CHAIN
WARMER SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL SET UP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY SPRAY...138 140 150 155 165 170 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

SAM MAR 12