Gale Warning 168, NWS Anchorage, AK

568 
FZAK52 PAFC 060023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 970 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 235 NM NORTHWEST 
OF GAMBELL AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW DEVELOPING 70 NM
SOUTH OF ST PAUL SUN EVENING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND 
WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 962 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING.  
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TOWARD MORNING. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

071 
FZAK52 PAFC 061202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 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.

PKZ199-070300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 30 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
180 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 983 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 957
MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE
NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW MOVES TO 660 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-070300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-070300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-070300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-070300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-070300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-070300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-070300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-070300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-070300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS RATHER SIMPLE
TODAY BUT IT IS LEADING TO A BIT OF A COMPLEX SURFACE MAP. IN THE
UPPER LEVELS THERE IS A RIDGE WITH AN AXIS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND
INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE. AN UPPER LOW CENTER IS OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA BRINGING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THERE IS ALSO A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA.
THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF SHORT WAVE IS STILL
IMPRESSIVE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY BUT IT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTHWEST AS THE UPPER SUPPORT DIMINISHES.
THE BIGGEST WEATHER FEATURE IS THE STRONG FRONT THAT STRETCHES DUE
SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE
PARENT LOW FOR THE IS FRONT IS SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND IS
DRIFTING NORTHWARD. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER LIES ALONG THE FRONT
WHICH IS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE A LITTLE BIT OF A MIXED BAG TODAY.
THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE STORM TRACK AND TROUGH AXIS BUT THERE
ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES PAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE THINKING
REMAINS THAT THE GFS HAS A MORE FAVORABLE SOLUTION AND IS BEING
LEANED ON FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES. THE NAM SOLUTIONS IS
ALSO VERY SIMILAR TO THE GFS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE FOR AREAS NORTHWEST
OF KING SALMON. ENOUGH COLD AIR HAS REMAINED IN THESE AREAS TO KEEP
PRECIPITATION SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDS GUSTING FROM 35 TO 55
MPH IS CAUSING WIDESPREAD WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS. TE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH THE WINDS TO CAUSE THE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO END. WARM AIR MOVING INTO THESE AREAS FROM THE
SOUTH WILL ALSO HELP TO END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
RAIN WILL PERSIST IN THE WARM AIR OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE COLD AIR WRAPPING
AROUND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LOW.
THE WEAKENING SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL BRING PRECIPITATION
INTO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IT WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS SNOW
BUT TURN TO RAIN AS THE WARMER AIR MOVES OVER THE ISLAND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS SETTING UP
OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH
A LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTING UP OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL
KEEP FLOW FOR MOST OF THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH BRINGING UP WARMER
MOIST AIR FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BRING WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 172 175 176 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 12