Small Craft Advisory 186, NWS Anchorage, AK

643 
FZAK51 PAFC 100727 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE
NORTH TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. E OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

218 
FZAK51 PAFC 101209
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DRIFT NEAR YAKUTAT 
SAT EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE...THEN WEAKEN TO 
990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
135 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS IN PLACE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH
SEVERAL WEAKENING LOWS ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE REMNANTS OF
WHAT USED TO BE A GALE FORCED LOW CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE AND THE
MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND. A LOW THAT WAS CROSSING
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS TIME YESTERDAY IS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE
TROF IN THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WILL HEAD TOWARD THE GULF LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR ADVECTION IS
DOMINATING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE A WEAK LOW TRIES
TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OVERALL THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON ALL OF THE MAJOR
FEATURES...ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE
EXACT LOCATION OF THE UPPER SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER
TROF. THESE SHORTWAVES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SURFACE REFLECTIONS WILL
BE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN AS THEY MEANDER AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY LITTLE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE
FORECAST OVER THE EASTERN DOMAIN WHILE THE WEST WILL NUDGE TOWARD THE
12Z GFS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A
DEVELOPING LOW TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A COLD CORE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY POSITIONED
NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE WHILE A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS MEANDERING AROUND
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOW SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY LIMITED TO
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE COASTAL AREAS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. MEASURABLE SNOW WOULD BE FALLING OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE POSITION OF THE UPPER LOW AND
LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. AS IT
IS...A FEW FLURRIES HAVE BEEN FALLING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATSU VALLEY. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW DROPS SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES
TONIGHT.

THE NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TAKE ITS PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND
AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOW IN
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATSU VALLEY LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A WEAK
EASTERLY IMPULSE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. UNTIL THEN...PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL WITH CONTINUED COLDER THAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

THE OTHER FORECAST CHALLENGE AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL IS THE TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO GUSTY WINDS
OUT OF THE NORMAL CHANNELED AREAS INCLUDING VALDEZ AND WHITTIER. THE
WAVE THAT MAY BRING ANCHORAGE SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO TIGHTEN UP
THE GRADIENT AND BRING THE CHANNELED AREAS THE STRONGEST WINDS. AT
THIS TIME...LOOKS LIKE THE GRADIENT IS GREATEST ALONG THE COAST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND. WITH THE HIGHER CONFIDENCE WITH THE TIMING OF THIS
FEATURE...WE WILL BE NUDGING THE WIND SPEEDS UP THROUGH VALDEZ
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
FOR AVIATION PURPOSES...THE CONTINUED CHALLENGE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA IS CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN FLURRIES AND FOG. A
VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND AS COLD DRY AIR
FILTERS IN OVER THE REGION. THE COLD AIRMASS IS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO
LEAD TO SOME IMPRESSIVE WIND CHILLS FOR EARLY MARCH. WILL BE
CONSIDERING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE DELTA TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE TO DROP WHILE WIND SPEEDS ONLY SLOWLY
DIMINISH. BY MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA PROVIDING PLEASANT ALBEIT COLD CONDITIONS. PATCHY FOG IN LOW
LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WHILE THE REST OF THE ALEUTIANS EXPERIENCE BENIGN WEATHER.
A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT BUT
THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL QUICKLY SHEAR IT APART AS IT DIES OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC. THE NEXT LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT LOOK TO BE A BIT
MORE IMPRESSIVE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
WILL BE STRENGTHENING THE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO STORM
FORCE SUNDAY. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY MAKE IT TO THE CENTRAL BERING
BEFORE WEAKENING AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 165 179 412
         GALE 130 138 132 129 150 155 160 165 172 175 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AB MAR 12