Gale Warning 172, NWS Anchorage, AK

142 
FZAK51 PAFC 170351 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

UPDATE TO ZONES 121 129 130 AND 131.

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.

PKZ197-171615-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PUSH INLAND AND
RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-171615-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING
S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ120-171615-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ121-171615-
RESURRECTION BAY-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-171615-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-171615-
PORT VALDEZ-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-171615-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-171615-
VALDEZ ARM-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-171615-
PASSAGE CANAL-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-171615-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-171615-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19
FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ132-171615-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ136-171615-
CHINIAK BAY-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-171615-
MARMOT BAY-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-171615-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ139-171615-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-171615-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE EVENING. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ141-171615-
KACHEMAK BAY-
651 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
504 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

THE UPPER AIR PATTERN IS CHARACTERIZED BY A SEASONABLY STRONG NORTH
PACIFIC TROUGH DEAMPLIFYING INTO A COMPACT SHORTWAVE TROUGH AS IT
MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE SURFACE LOW IS CURRENTLY
CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED SPRAWLING STORM FORCE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA. THE WARM FRONT ALOFT CAN BE SEEN LIFTING NORTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ON BOTH RADAR AND SATELLITE...WITH A
SECOND SURGE OF MOISTURE ALONG THE LEFT EXIT OF THE UPPER LEVEL
JET STREAM LIFTING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THIS SECOND SURGE OF
MOISTURE WILL BRING THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OF THE EVENT TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MIDDAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...WARMER MARITIME AIR WILL OVERSPREAD MANY
LOCATIONS...WITH A CORRESPONDING RISE IN LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE SUITE OF NUMERICAL MODELS ARE ALL IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN HEADING INTO MIDWEEK. EVEN WITH
SMALLER SCALE DISCREPANCIES DEVELOPING MIDWEEK WITH RESPECT TO A
COMPACT WAVE DISTURBANCE TRACKING OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA...THE
OVERALL REGIONAL UPPER AIR PATTERN IS FAIRLY SIMILAR ACROSS ALL
THE MAJOR GLOBAL MODELING PLATFORMS INTO THE WEEKEND. AS A
RESULT...OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH.

&&

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

A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA TODAY. THE FIRST FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH OVERNIGHT DROPPED
BETWEEN AN 1 AND 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA. MEANWHILE...THE WESTWARD/PRECIP-SHADOWED AREAS
FROM THE EASTERN KENAI UP TO THE MAT-SU RECEIVED NOTHING. A STRONG
TRAILING SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND
AND IS DRIVING NORTHWARD ON A 140KT DUE SOUTHERLY JET. THIS
FEATURE WILL BRING A SECOND AND HEAVIER ROUND OF RAIN TO THE
COASTAL AREAS TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN EVEN
THROUGH TURNAGAIN PASS...BUT THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL LIKELY STAY COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT LEAST DURING THE
DAYTIME TODAY. MEANWHILE...THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS AROUND COOK
INLET WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OR COMPLETELY DRY ONCE AGAIN.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STORM WILL BEGIN AS THE UPPER WAVE DRIVES
UP COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON AND REVERSES THE NORTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN COOK INLET. THIS WILL ALLOW A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AS THE FRONT FINALLY CLEARS THE AREA...AND WILL
ALSO LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN OR RAIN
SHOWERS. BY LATE EVENING...COOLER AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO FILTER INTO
THE AREA ALOFT AND WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS AS THE PRECIP WINDS
DOWN. HOWEVER...CONTINUED SOUTHERLY WINDS UP COOK INLET SHOULD
KEEP OVERNIGHT SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY
PRECIP THAT FALLS WILL NOT ACCUMULATE MUCH AND MAY ACTUALLY FALL
AS RAIN. THIS GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND REGIME WITH A FEW
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH ABOVE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN EXPECTED AT MOST OF THE POPULATION
CENTERS.

&&

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

THE MAIN STORY ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE NUMEROUS WAVES OF
MOISTURE TRACKING OVER THE AREA...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COMING
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A CURRENT BAND OF SNOW TRACKING OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LATER TODAY...WITH A SECONDARY
SURGE OF MOISTURE TRACKING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION BY THIS
AFTERNOON...SPREADING RAIN...POCKETS OF SNOW AND LOCALIZED AREAS
OF FREEZING RAIN. THE BEST CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE ACROSS
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY CHANGES BACK OVER TO RAIN AND SNOW.
ELSEWHERE...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW OFF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL KEEP
PRECIP TYPE AS ALL RAIN. STRONG SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY...ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT
IN SLOWLY COOLING TEMPERATURES AND MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS.

&&

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

A SEASONABLY STRONG LOW CENTERED NEAR COLD BAY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND DRIFT NORTH TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE
TO HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOSTLY IMPACT THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS...WITH MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE WESTERN CHAIN. NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH THROUGH TODAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION TRENDS REGION WIDE.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN UPPER LEVEL AMPLIFIED RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE GULF AND WILL
EXTEND THROUGH THE MAINLAND NORTHWARD INTO THE BARROW REGION
BY THURSDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE EAST WITH
CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE GULF EXTENDING INTO THE
INTERIOR OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGION. SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL
CLOSED LOW NEAR 42N 172W. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD
DUTCH HARBOR BY SATURDAY AND CROSS OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO
THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY SUNDAY. REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE IS A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH DUTCH
HARBOR AREA. THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE STRENGTH AND
POSITIONING OF THIS LOW AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND. THE SOUTHWEST/SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH A
CONTINUED WET PATTERN. THE GFS MODEL IS MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE POSITIONED OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...WHILE THE OTHER MODELS HAVE A
VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE FARTHER UPSTREAM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
IF THE GFS MODEL TRACK WORKS OUT THIS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO
SOUTHWEST/SOUTHCENTRAL REGION BY FRIDAY. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA WILL HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND
AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARDS DUTCH HARBOR BY SATURDAY.
THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND SHOWERY PRECIPITATION AS THE SIBERIAN HIGH
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...119 120 130 131.
         GALE WARNING...125 138 139 150 155 160 165 170 172 173
                        174 179 180 181 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA
LONG TERM...PLD