Gale Warning 670, NWS Anchorage, AK

713 
FZAK61 PAFC 060021
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
321 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-061415-
321 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 969 MB LOW AT 51N 157W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 54N 153W THU
AFTERNOON AT 974 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 151W LATE THU NIGHT
AT 980 MB AS A FRONT SWEEPS NORTH ACROSS THE GULF. THE LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO 58N 152W AT 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-061415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
321 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-061415-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
321 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

771 
FZAK61 PAFC 061236
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
336 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-070215-
336 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 52N 156W WILL MOVE TO 57N 151W AT 994 MB FRI
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS
AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-070215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
336 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-070215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
336 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

744 
FZAK61 PAFC 070022
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
322 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-071400-
322 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...972 MB LOW NEAR 51N 156W
MOVES TO 52N 151W FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB. THIS
LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 58N 151W SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB.

$$

PKZ351-071400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
322 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-071400-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
322 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 25 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

574 
FZAK61 PAFC 071238
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-080200-
338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 979 MB LOW NEAR 54N 153W WILL MOVE TO 58N 152W FRI NIGHT AT 993
MB THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER
THE GULF SAT EVENING.

$$

PKZ351-080200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT.

$$

PKZ352-080200-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
338 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2014

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
412 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014

UPDATED SOUTHWEST ALASKA BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SECTIONS

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT-
WAVE/FRONT IS MOVING EAST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH PRECIP
CURRENTLY ABOUT AS FAR WEST AS CORDOVA. THERE IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING ALONG ABOUT 170 WEST
LONGITUDE. A NEGATIVELY TILTED OCCLUDED FRONT IS OVER THE
CENTRAL/WESTERN BERING AND MOVING EAST. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW CENTERED OVER THE SHELIKHOV GULF (THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF THE SEA OF OKHOTSK). PRECIPITATION FROM THIS FRONT IS ABOUT AS
FAR EAST AS SEGUAM ISLAND.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60
HOURS (THURSDAY AFTERNOON) INTO THE FORECAST. THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES ON THE EXACT LOCATION OF A LOW THAT FORMS SOUTH OF
ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST/NORTHEAST
AFTER THAT...BUT THIS DOES NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE FORECAST VERY
MUCH. THE MODELS THEN SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF SPREAD WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF A DEVELOPING STORM SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
(THE REMNANTS OF FORMER SUPER- TYPHOON NURI). THE ECMWF IS THE
FURTHEST WEST AND SLOWEST AND DEEPEST...WITH THE CANADIAN AND NAM
IN THE MIDDLE AND FASTEST AND WEAKEST...AND THE GFS FURTHEST EAST
AND IN-BETWEEN ON SPEED AND DEPTH. LOOKING AT THE GFS ENSEMBLES
AND THE PARALLEL GFS IT LOOKS LIKE A SOLUTION CLOSER TO THE ECMWF
IS PREFERRED. ONE THING ALL MODELS AGREE UPON IS THAT IT WILL BE A
VERY STRONG STORM.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITIONED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE REFLECT AT THE SURFACE AS AREA OF
BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COASTLINE SPREADING INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE ALL RAIN
EXCEPT FOR SOME MIXING WITH SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES INLAND
AND INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY THURSDAY MORNING THERE WILL BE
DRYING OUT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA REGION AS THE PRECIPITATION
MOVES SOUTH TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A RELATIVELY QUIET PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WEAK LOW PRESSURE THAT DISSIPATED THIS MORNING HAS ALLOWED FOR A
VERY SHARP RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO SLIDE INTO THE AREA.
THIS WILL MAKE FOR DRY AND COLD WEATHER WITH WEAK TO MODERATE
OFFSHORE FLOW. WITH OPEN WATER ALONG MUCH OF THE COAST...LOCAL
GUSTS AND STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPMENT ARE LIKELY AS SOON AS THE COLD
INTERIOR AIR INTERACTS WITH THE WATER. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL
FORM JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE WED. THIS WILL ONLY
BE A GLANCING BELOW FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH PRECIPITATION
MOSTLY REMAINING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
IT LOOKS AS IF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS JUST
ABOUT PEAKED WITH GALES REPORTED THIS MORNING AT SEVERAL BUOYS.
THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING HAS JUST ABOUT HALTED ITS
EASTWARD PROGRESS AS ITS PARENT LOW STARTS TO RETROGRADE OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA. THE 175 KT NORTH PACIFIC JET RUNNING PARALLEL TO
THE CHAIN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GIVE THE FRONT JUST ENOUGH PUSH TO
MAKE IT INTO DUTCH HARBOR LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE THERE OVERNIGHT AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD START BY
EARLY MORNING. THE PRIBILOFS WILL SEE INCREASING SOUTHEAST
WINDS...BUT SHOULD ONLY SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER
THIS...THE FRONT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT GETS STRETCHED
OUT ACROSS THE BERING. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SHOULD SERVE TO TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO KEEP
GALES FOR MUCH OF THAT AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST BEGINS WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH A WEAK RIDGING OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA
BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. THE AFOREMENTIONED
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY PUSH TO THE NORTH
AND EAST TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
MORNING...THIS LOW WILL MOVE VERY CLOSE TO KODIAK ISLAND AND DRIVE
A WARM FRONT THAT WILL CLASH AGAINST THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WET WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS LOW WILL
BE HOW IT WILL AMPLIFY THE OVERALL LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA...WHICH IN TURN AMPLIFIES THE PACIFIC NORTH
AMERICAN RIDGE.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO WHAT IS SHAPING OUT TO BE A VERY POWERFUL
STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE WESTERN BERING SEA
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POST-TROPICAL REMAINS OF SUPER TYPHOON
NURI (CURRENTLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 700 NM SOUTH OF TOKYO) WILL
RE-CURVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM MAKES A TRANSITION
FROM TROPICAL TO EXTRA-TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...IT WILL
INTERACT WITH A STRONG JET COUPLING AT 500 MB (130 KNOTS) AND AT
200 MB (200 KNOTS). THIS WILL PROMOTE STRONG DIVERGENCE ALOFT
WHICH WILL ALLOW RAPID CYCLOGENESIS TO OCCUR AS THE LOW PUSHES
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA. MODEL AVERAGES HAVE
THE LOW DEEPENING FROM AROUND 970 MB FRIDAY AT 06Z TO THE 918-922
RANGE BY SATURDAY AT 06Z. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO A LARGE SWATH
OF STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS
PUSHING EASTWARD DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THERE IS STILL A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT ON LOW PLACEMENT WHILE HEIGHT
FIELDS AND DERIVED PRESSURE FIELDS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A DEEP LOW
IN THE 918 MB TO 922 MB RANGE. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER
AS IT PUSHES THIS STRONG LOW EASTWARD MUCH QUICKER THAN THE REST
OF THE SYNOPTIC MODELS. WITH THE WAY THAT THE PACIFIC NORTH
AMERICAN RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY...A SLOWER TRACK EASTWARD
SEEMS TO BE THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO...WHICH IS DEPICTED THE THE
ECMWF AND GEM. REGARDLESS OF THE SOLUTION...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH
SEAS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE BERING SEA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
COASTAL FLOODING/STORM SURGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 176 177 178 185 411 412 413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...MC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
919 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014

AKZ155-161-181-185-187-191-051930-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-BRISTOL BAY-ALASKA PENINSULA-EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND...
KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT...COLD BAY...
SAND POINT...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI...ATKA AND ADAK...
SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
919 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2014

...HIGH WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED AS TYPHOON REMNANTS CREATE A
MAJOR STORM IN THE BERING SEA LATE THIS WEEK...

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM MAY CREATE HIGH SEAS AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS STARTING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS EARLY AS FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.WEATHER BRIEFING.

THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS DEVELOPING FROM REMNANTS OF SUPER
TYPHOON NURI.

TODAY...NURI IS LOCATED ABOUT 700 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF TOKYO.
THE CYCLONE WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC LATE THURSDAY
AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE
LOW WILL UNDERGO A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION. CURRENT
FORECAST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE LOW DROPS FROM AROUND 970 MB
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 918 TO 922 MB LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AS THE CURRENT
RECORD LOWEST PRESSURE OBSERVED IN THE BERING SEA IS 925 MB
MEASURED AT DUTCH HARBOR ON OCTOBER 25 1977.

.WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

A LARGE SWATH OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
SHEMYA EASTWARD TO ADAK AND ATKA LATE FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 45 FEET OR POSSIBLY
HIGHER...DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE FALLS AND RESULTING HIGH
WINDS. EXPECT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL UNSHELTERED MARINE
VESSELS.

.PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. HIGH SEAS OF 22 TO 32 FEET ON A PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY
FETCH ARE EXPECTED. EXPECT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ALL UNSHELTERED
MARINE VESSELS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND COASTAL EROSION MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY AS HIGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN BERING REACH SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. HOWEVER...THESE SEAS SHOULD NOT BE AS HIGH AS WHAT THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL EXPERIENCE.

.FORECAST CONFIDENCE.

THERE IS HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL INTENSITY OF THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS
TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND TRACK OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE BERING SEA.

THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND THIS STATEMENT
UPDATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WHEN NEW DATA IS
AVAILABLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR MARINE VHF, NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE
ALASKA WEATHER SHOW AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES...AS
WELL AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOCIAL MEDIA AND
WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE.

MCLAY/SNIDER