Gale Warning 286, NWS Anchorage, AK

165 
FZAK51 PAFC 152055 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
1255 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

UPDATED ZONE 126

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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 270
NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB SUN MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-160300-
PORT VALDEZ
1255 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE LOWE RIVER 
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-160300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-160300-
VALDEZ ARM
612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-160300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-160300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

447 
FZAK51 PAFC 152349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 996 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS WEAKENS TO 1010 MB SAT
AFTERNOON NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW IS THEN ABSORBED INTO A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE
CLEARE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-161500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE LOWE RIVER IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-161500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-161500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-161500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-161500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-161500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
CURRENT IR/WV SATELLITE SHOWS A FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING AHEAD OF A CLOSED LOW CENTERED
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENNINSULA. ALONG THE FRONT WINDS ARE GUSTY OUT OF
THE SOUTH AND WEST WITH LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE BOUNDARY. FURTHER
EAST...A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE STRETCHES
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE GULF WITH A CLOSED LOW CENTERED
NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALOFT IS
PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE GULF COAST...BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA
ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE BEAUFORT
SEA. SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THIS AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE LOW OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENNINSULA WILL BE THE DOMINATE LOW AND ABSORB THE LOW OVER
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT. A ZONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL BRIEFLY SET UP
OVER THE BERING SATURDAY AND THEN BE REPLACED BY AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE
SUNDAY. A LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PUSH NORTHWARD TOWARD THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF MODELS WERE USED
IN UPDATING THE CURRENT FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SNOW ALONG THE WESTERN GULF AND COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON
SATURDAY...ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF BRINGING
SNOW INTO THE WESTERN GULF INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL
KEEP AN EASTERLY TRACK LIMITING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE GULF THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE FRONT OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY AS IT
MOVES EAST. GUSTY WINDS ALONG COASTAL AREAS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR 155
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO MEET BLIZZARD CRITERIA. INSTEAD...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT
SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY FALL BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT. UPPER ZONAL FLOW AND RIDGING WILL KEEP QUIETER
CONDITIONS UNTIL THE NEXT UPPER LOW MOVES UP FROM THE THE NORTH
PACIFIC DURING LATE SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW THAT MOVES UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SUNDAY WILL BE A SLOW
MOVING SYSTEM AS A RIDGE AMPLIFIES OVER THE EASTERN BERING. MODELS
ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN BY MID WEEK. HOWEVER
THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AT THIS POINT AS THE MODELS BECOME
OUT OF PHASE BY MIDWEEK. IF THE RIDGE DOES BREAK DOWN...THE UPPER LOW
SHOULD CONTINUE AN EASTERLY PROGRESSION BRINGING SNOW AND RAIN TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 150 176 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

KH MAR 13