Gale Warning 803, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 4, 2014, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 5, 2014, 3:15 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

345 
FZAK52 PAFC 050000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

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.

PKZ199-051215-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF
NIKOLSKI LATE TONIGHT THEN SOUTH WELL INTO THE PACIFIC FRI
MORNING. A 957 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE FRI MORNING
WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN
TO 968 MB.

$$

PKZ150-051215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ155-051215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-051215-
BRISTOL BAY-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-051215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-051215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-051215-
UNALASKA BAY-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-051215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-051215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-051215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ175-051215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ176-051215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ177-051215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ178-051215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ179-051215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-051215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-051215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR
THE COAST.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ185-051215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
300 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 4, 5:03 AM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
503 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

LARGE-SCALE TROUGHINESS IN THE LOWER AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE PERSISTS
OVER THE BERING SEA...WITH A VERY NARROW BUT HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
NEGATIVE-TILT TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA EXTENDING
WELL SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE MID-LATITUDES TO NEAR 40N 150W.
IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM...A STRONG BUT NARROW UPPER RIDGE IS
SITUATED FROM THE EASTERN GULF NORTH AND WEST TO THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF IS MOVING
TOWARD THE KODIAK ISLAND AND KENAI PENINSULA...PRODUCING MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY AROUND KODIAK CITY. A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW IS FALLING IN THE HOMER AREA...AND SNOW IS FALLING OVER
COOK INLET NORTH INTO THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. THE 12 UTC
SOUNDING FROM ANCHORAGE DEPICTS A DRY AND INCREASINGLY WARM SOUNDING
IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET...WITH STILL FAIRLY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS ABOVE THE STABLE WARM LAYER. TO THE SOUTH AND
WEST...THE 12 UTC SOUNDING DEPICTS A SUBSTANTIAL WARM LAYER FROM
JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO 2100 FEET...WITH THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE
OF 5 DEGREES CELSIUS AT 1000 FEET.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE MAIN FOCUS FOR TODAY IS WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND
LOW-LEVEL FRONTS SLATED TO MOVE NORTHWEST FROM THE GULF OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND INCLUDING THE COOK INLET AND KODIAK ISLAND
AREAS. THE FIRST FRONT CURRENTLY JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PROGRESS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION
BY THIS EVENING. WARM MARITIME AIR WILL MOVE INLAND AND BRING
TEMPERATURES UP ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY WHERE
ANY KIND OF MIXING CAN MIX OUT THE VERY SHALLOW SURFACE LAYER
INVERSION. FOR AREAS NORTH OF HOMER ALONG THE WESTERN CHUGACH
RANGE...THIS SHOULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES WARMING TO OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE WARM FRONT AND UNDER THE
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.

A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST FROM THE GULF TONIGHT AND
INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND BRING A
REINFORCING SHOT OF WARM AIR WITH IT...AS WELL AS MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND.

A POWERFUL 952 MB LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE FROM NEAR JAPAN TO 350
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES JUST
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STORM-FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH POTENTIAL HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS WELL TO THE SOUTH
OF THE ANCHORAGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

MODEL AGREEMENT IS FAIRLY GOOD IN THE SHORT-TERM...YIELDING
MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE MAIN FOCUS TODAY IS WITH THE FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
LATER THIS MORNING FROM KODIAK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WET SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN A
RELATIVELY UNSTABLE REGIME...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS REMAINING OVER
COOK INLET AND THE SOUTHWESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA AND INLAND...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD
SOUTHWARD A LITTLE AND HELP TO PUSH THE RAIN TO THE KENAI
PENINSULA SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY WARM ABOVE FREEZING WITH
STRONGER SOUTHEAST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...MAKING FOR A MILD DAY
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY AND BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TO KODIAK AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN TRANQUIL FROM ANCHORAGE NORTH
WITH MILD TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY CAN EXPECT SOME SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE DELTA WILL HAVE SNOW SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE
WILL HAVE RAIN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN...LIMITED TO VALLEYS WITH TRAPPED COLD
AIR AT THE SURFACE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. A FEW NIGHTTIME SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL OVER THE
PRIBILOFS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. STRONG WIND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE STRONG LOW SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL TRACK EASTWARD WHILE
WEAKENING...KEEPING GUSTY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
MORE SCATTERED OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS ON
SUNDAY...AS THE LOW TRACKS SOUTHEAST AND BECOMES A MORE COMPLEX
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
HOW THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...KEEPING FORECAST CONFIDENCE AVERAGE WITH REGARDS
TO THE ASSOCIATED WINDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS. FURTHER EAST...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST GULF COAST
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING PRECIPITATION AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND GULF COAST.
THE STRENGTH AND DURATION OF THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT
ON THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE MULTIPLE VORTICIES THAT FORM OVER
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC THROUGHOUT THE LONG TERM. CURRENT MODEL
DISAGREEMENT HAS LED TO LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING AND
STRENGTH OF THESE FEATURES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 131 138 139 177
         STORMS 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS
LONG TERM...TP

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