Gale Warning 491, NWS Anchorage, AK

813 
FZAK51 PAFC 101658 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
855 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

UPDATED 121 125 140

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 AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
855 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

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

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
855 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 KT ENDING BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-110300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-110300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-110300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-110300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ137-110300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
855 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

725 
FZAK51 PAFC 102348
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-111500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-111500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-111500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT
IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ136-111500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ137-111500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI AUG 9 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ON THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES WERE OK THIS MORNING.
NOTABLE DIFFERENCES OCCUR AT THE UPPER LEVELS. THE THE GFS/ECMWF
BRING A WELL DEFINED SHORT WAVE FROM THE GULF TO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. THE NAM IS ABOUT 6 HRS SLOWER WITH THIS
FEATURE. THIS WAS ALSO THE TREND ON THE 06Z RUN. THE TIMING OF
FRONTAL PRECIPITATION INTO THE GULF SEEMS TO BE RELATIVELY CLOSE.
SURFACE PRESSURE CENTERS BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE DIFFICULT TO COORDINATE
IN THE GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL AS THEY BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER WITH
TIME. OUT WEST...MOST SEEM TO HANDLE THE WEAKENING LOW NEAR THE DELTA
OK AND ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE HANDLING OF A LOW
MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS SUN.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THIS MORNINGS WATER IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORT WAVING NORTH ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AND A SECONDARY WAVE MOVING OVER KODIAK ISLAND. A RATHER
BROAD BAND OF MOISTURE IS ALSO STREAMING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF. THERE
IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT DRYING IN THE UPPER LEVELS BEHIND THE WAVE NEAR
KODIAK. THE STACKED UPPER CENTER SHOWS UP NICELY NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND
AS WELL AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING SEA.

THE DRYING BEHIND THE WAVE TOWARD KODIAK IS PUSHING EASTWARD SOME AND
HAS HELPED CHANGE THE ORIENTATION OF THE SURFACE FRONT WHICH HAS
SHIFTED NORTH AND EAST. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A REDUCTION IN THE
PRECIPITATION ACROSS COOK INLET AND THE WESTERN KENAI WHILE
CONTINUING WIDESPREAD RAIN ALONG THE GULF AND SUSITNA VALLEY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE WIDESPREAD AGAIN ON SAT AS
THE NEXT WAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND HEADS NORTH TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL.

THE STACKED LOW OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND LOOKS LIKE ITL WILL FINALLY MAKE
SOME HEADWAY NORTH AND EAST LATE SUNDAY AS A SHARPENING TROUGH OVER
THE BERING SEA COMES IN PHASE WITH SHORT WAVE MOVING TOWARD THE
ALEUTIANS. WEAK RIDGING BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL MOVE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUN/SUN NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST
THROUGH SAT. RAIN AND SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOME ACROSS
THE AREA AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT WAVE SAT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
AND RESULTANT GAP FLOWS SHOULD WEAKEN SOME INLAND OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...BARRIER JET CONDITIONS WITH THE ADVANCING FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN GULF INTO SAT MORNING. GAP
FLOWS WILL ALSO INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS COPPER RIVER SAT. WINDS WILL BE
MUCH LITTLE LIGHTER ACROSS THE REGION AS GRADIENTS RELAX SAT NIGHT
AND SUN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SHOWERS AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNT WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND.
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MUCH MORE STABLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON WITH A
BUILDING UPPER RIDGE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...RIDGING SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
BRING INCREASED STABILITY WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE WILL BE A SHIFT IN THE PATTERN NEXT WEEK WITH THE MAIN UPPER
LOW BEING OVER THE WESTERN BERING INSTEAD OF THE EASTERN
BERING/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
DURING THIS TIME SO WE KEPT THE FORECAST FAIRLY GENERAL FOR NOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC AUG 13