Small Craft Advisory 285, NWS Anchorage, AK

086 
FZAK51 PAFC 161158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB LATE TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. E WIND 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

887 
FZAK51 PAFC 162257
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AFTERNOON
AT 998 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 16 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

732 
FZAK51 PAFC 171152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 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.

PKZ197-180300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 989 MB
LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND WED AFTERNOON AT 998 MB.

$$

PKZ120-180300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-180300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-180300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
 
$$

PKZ132-180300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-180300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-180300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STABLE PATTERN IS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE ALASKA REGION DUE TO THE SOUTHERN PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER JET -
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. A LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. UPPER
WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE ROTATION AROUND THIS LOW ARE MOVING ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND PRODUCING SOME SHOWERS. AT THE SURFACE AN
OCCLUDED FRONT IS WEAKENING ALONG THE GULF COAST WHERE THE BULK
OF THE PRECIP AND WINDS ARE FOCUSED. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER THE
FAR WESTERN BERING HAS PRODUCED A STABLE LAYER UNDER WHICH EXTENSIVE
CLOUD COVER HAS FORMED FROM THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING AND
ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF
LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD AND WEAKENS...BUT NOTHING
SIGNIFICANT. MUCH LARGER DIFFERENCES DEVELOP WITH PACIFIC SYSTEM
WHICH TRACKS NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF ON WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF HAS
BEEN NOTABLY FARTHER EAST THAN OTHER MODELS THE LAST COUPLE RUNS.
THEREFORE...WILL USE A BLEND OF THE MORE WESTERN SOLUTIONS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIP WILL
REMAIN PRIMARILY CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST. A
FEW SHOWERS MIGHT MAKE IT INLAND AS UPPER WAVES CONTINUE TO ROTATE
ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS SHOW A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WAVE TRACKING
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH WILL PROVIDE A
BETTER SHOT OF SHOWERS. THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF SNOW COVER
ACROSS THE REGION...BUT WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES
INLAND AS THE SUN WARMS THE SURFACE. THE UPPER WAVES COULD WORK WITH
THE THIS LITTLE BIT OF INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS. BOTTOM LINE
THOUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MOSTLY DRY INLAND WITH PERIODS
OF SUN. MOSTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE COAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BENIGN OUT WEST ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE STABLE SO STRATUS AND FOG
WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN THE COMING DAYS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW WILL PERSIST
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND WHEN
UPSTREAM ACTIVITY WILL FINALLY FORCE IT TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. THE
KEY TO THIS CHANGE IS A SHORT-WAVE DROPPING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA
INTO THE BERING SEA LATE THIS WEEK. WITH DECENT JET SUPPORT THIS
SHORT-WAVE WILL DIG SOUTHWARD AND DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER
THE ALEUTIANS. THIS CHANGE IN PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO FORCE PACIFIC
STORMS TO TRACK TOWARD ALASKA RESULTING IN MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AS
WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 138 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB APR 12