Gale Warning 853, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 161516 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
615 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ499-170300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO 
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC TO 50N 178W BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-170300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 170029
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

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.

PKZ499-171500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
ON TUE. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED MORNING NEAR 54N 174W AND A SECOND
LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON NEAR 54N 161W.

$$

PKZ411-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE TO SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-171500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY E OF 166W. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 171228
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
WED. A 989 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 57N 152W LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL
MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 58N 147W THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 171518 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
615 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
TODAY. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED MORNING NEAR 50N 176W AND DRIFTS TO
50N 178W AT 982 MB BY THU MORNING. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS WED
AFTERNOON NEAR 55N 165W AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR BRISTOL BAY THU
MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. E OF 175W...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF 56N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 180041
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

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.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL PUSH INTO THE BERING
SEA WED. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 51N 178W TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 977 MB LOW NEAR 48N
175W THU AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 166W WED
MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 160W AT 990 MB WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER ALASKA CENTERED ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING SEA. THERE IS A LARGE COMPLEX LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS...THEN
BEGIN TO DIVERGE A BIT ON A SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AFTER THAT. DIFFERENCES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO
CREATE MUCH CONCERN. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT THIS EVENING AS
THE GULF COAST LOW MOVES EAST. THE LOW WILL OPEN UP INTO A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND NO LONGER BE A FACTOR IN THE WEATHER
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS LOW A FLAT RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA. SOME WARMING ALOFT WITH
THIS RIDGE WILL ALLOW SOME FOG AND LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP AS COLD AIR
REMAINS NEAR THE SURFACE. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH TOWARD
THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND REACH KODIAK ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE BERING
HIGH WILL FLATTEN AND EXPAND EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON A SYSTEM FROM THE COMPLEX LOW WILL MOVE NORTH
INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS...THEN NORTH AND EAST TO THE
PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LEADING
EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 129 130 131 132 174 175 176 177 178.
      HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 136 137
                  138 139 141 150 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG DEC 13