Storm Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK

077 
FZAK52 PAFC 311257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A
972 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 965 MB TUE
AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB TUE
NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SHELIKOF STRAIT AND MOVES INTO COOK INLET. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WED MORNING 125 NM SOUTH OF
AMCHITKA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 977 MB WED NIGHT 125 NM NORTH OF ATKA.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON W OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF COLD
BAY. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-010300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-010300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-010300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-010300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E
OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF CAPE
NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-010300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
115 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS A CONVOLUTED AND CHAOTIC PATTERN
ACROSS THE REGION AS A ZONAL JET STREAM HAS USHERED IN NUMEROUS WEAK
UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES THAT ARE TAKING TURNS SPINNING UP AND THEN
DISSIPATING GENERALLY WEAK SURFACE LOWS. THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER IS
ACROSS THE BERING SEA...WHERE NO LESS THAN 4 WEAK AND COMPACT LOW
CENTERS ARE BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN TO MANY AREAS. FURTHER TO
THE EAST...SEVERAL WEAK LOWS IN THE GULF ARE BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS TO
THE NORTH GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND...WHILE INTERIOR AREAS REMAIN
VARIABLY CLOUDY AND DRY. YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS DESTINED FOR A DIFFERENT FATE THAN THE
OTHERS...AS THE JET STREAM IS BEGINNING TO BUCKLE AND AMPLIFY WITH
THE BEGINNINGS OF A RIDGE MOVING TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. AS A
RESULT...A BAROCLINIC LEAF IS APPARENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
UNFORTUNATELY THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. ALL MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT EASTWARD
TODAY...WITH THE ECMWF REMAINING THE MOST CONSISTENT BRINGING THE LOW
ONSHORE EAST OF DILLINGHAM ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COASTLINE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF NOW HAS SOLID SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE
GEMGLB AND THE UKMET...WITH THE 12Z GFS A BIT TO THE EAST AND THE NAM
A SIGNIFICANT OUTLIER BEING MUCH FARTHER TO THE EAST THAN EVEN THE
GFS. THE CONSENSUS EC/GEMGLB/UKMET SOLUTION IS THE PREFERRED CHOICE
FOR TODAY...THOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR A STORM
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE FIRST 24-36 HOURS OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. THE IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS FROM ALL OF THE MODELS ARE THAT THIS
SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY
TUESDAY EVENING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BEFORE WEAKENING JUST
AS RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE AMPLIFYING UPSTREAM RIDGE PUSHES PRECIP TO
THE EAST AND LARGELY OUT OF THE AREA. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE
AFORMENTIONED STRONG LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ROAR INTO KODIAK
ISLAND WITH WIND AND RAIN SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MAINLAND
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A STORM FORCE BARRIER JET WILL DEVELOP BY
AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG WINDS ALSO BLOWING DOWN COOK INLET. THE
EAST-WEST ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT WILL STRONGLY FAVOR THE UPSLOPE
PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...WITH THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS
SUCH AS ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU SEEING LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL. MOST
COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR EVEN ALL RAIN...WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF VALDEZ WHERE ENOUGH COLD AIR SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS TO STEADILY ACCUMULATE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK. AS THE DEPARTING LOW WEAKENS RAPIDLY AND MOVES INTO THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS
SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE
FREEZING EVEN AT PROTECTED LOCATIONS LIKE ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST...PERSISTENT UNSTABLE SOUTHEAST FLOW IS ALLOWING CONVECTIVE
SNOW SHOWERS TO LINGER THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WHERE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW HAS LIKELY
ACCUMULATED. THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING
IN ADVANCE OF THE RAPID STORM INTENSIFICATION THAT WILL OCCUR SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND STRONG
WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH
RAIN LIKELY MIXING IN ALONG THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF KING SALMON. THERE
REMAINS SOME QUESTION HOW MUCH SNOW AND WIND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND
WEST INTO THE OTHER ZONES...SINCE THE STORM IS SO COMPACT AND WILL BE
WEAKENING SO RAPIDLY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SUFFICE IT TO SAY...WHILE
SOME SNOW AND WIND IS LIKELY IN THESE ZONES THE WORST WEATHER WILL
DEFINITELY BE CONFINED TO INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A COMPLEX LOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OCCURRING ACROSS NEARLY
THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A PROGRESSIVE WEATHER
PATTERN CONTINUES WITH PERIODIC LOW PRESSURE CENTERS DEVELOPING ALONG
THE JET AND MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING AND WEAKENING. A
PARTICULARLY FAST-MOVING AND COMPACT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY...LIKELY WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF STORM FORCE
WINDS...BEFORE WEAKENING QUICKLY AND SLIDING TOWARD THE MAINLAND ON
THURSDAY.

...LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

THE ACTIVE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE
EXTENDED FORECAST WITH A BERING SEA UPPER LOW SHIFTING OVER THE
MAINLAND. LATE THIS WEEK A PATTERN CHANGE WILL BE USHERED IN AS A
COMPLEX UPPER LOW SHIFTS OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK BRINGING A STRONG
SURFACE LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE EFFECT OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL BUILD RIDGING DOWNSTREAM OVER THE EASTERN BERING ONTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW FOR MOST
AREAS OF THE MAINLAND EARLY THIS WEEKEND THEN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ACTIVE WEATHER
RESIDES WITH A MEANDERING NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT IS POISED TO PHASE
WITH THE KAMCHATKA SYSTEM...SENDING A FRONT NORTHWARD OVER THE
MAINLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 119 120 130 131
         GALE 132 136 137 138 139 141 150 155 160 165 177 178
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD DEC 13