Gale Warning 633, NWS Anchorage, AK

177 
FZAK62 PAFC 182340
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA BY FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA ON FRI AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT.

$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  

$$

232 
FZAK62 PAFC 191131
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD FRIDAY
NIGHT OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 62N 180 LATE SAT
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

329 
FZAK62 PAFC 192336
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-201500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SEA THROUGH SUN. A
WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA SAT.

$$

PKZ411-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 175W. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT E OF 175W. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 175W. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  

$$

721 
FZAK62 PAFC 201134
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-210300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN WITH A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA STRENGTHENING INTO A 
997 MB LOW NEAR 62N 178E SATURDAY EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN OVER THE BERING SEA BY SUNDAY LATE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

499 
FZAK62 PAFC 202313
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-211500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 48N 174E SUN
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 52N 177E AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-211500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 167W. 
.SUN...S WIND  15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE
BERING SEA WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY. THIS
PATTERN WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD WITH THE RIDGE REACHING THE
WESTERN COAST OF THE STATE AND THE LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA
BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE SURFACE PATTERN IS VERY CLOSE TO THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN EXCEPT
THAT THE SURFACE LOW IS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE SURFACE HIGH AND
LOW ARE ALSO MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. THIS WILL PRODUCE NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AND DOING QUITE
WELL WITH RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AS WELL. THIS IS NOT SURPRISING WITH
THE LARGE RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA CREATING A STABLE PATTERN OVER MUCH
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE A FEW SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE LOW
MOVES EASTWARD. BY TOMORROW THESE SHOWERS SHOULD HAVE DIMINISHED AND
ONLY REMAIN AS SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD THE NORTH TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE TYPICAL CHANNELED TERRAIN AREAS
SUCH AS SEWARD AND WHITTIER. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR CLEARING SKIES
WITH JUST A FEW AREAS OF PATCHY FOG TONIGHT. THINGS SHOULD BE MIXED
WELL ENOUGH AFTER TONIGHT THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY MORE FOG OR
STRATUS IN THE AREA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE MAINLAND PART OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SOME ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. MORE WIDESPREAD WILL BE THE BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL EXTEND WEST WARD THROUGH THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THE NORTHWEST WINDS OFF THE BERING SEA WILL
BRING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS...MIXED WITH RAIN AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWARD IN THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE
NEXT FRONT EDGES EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OVERALL PATTERN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND IS TO BRING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE.
THIS LOOKS TO BE SETTING UP TO BE A STRONG BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE
STATE WHICH WILL STEER STORMS SOUTH OF THE STATE. THIS WILL BRING IN
DRIER AIR AND CLEAR SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA...WITH SOME STRATUS OVER THE BERING SEA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE AT OR A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

OCT 12