Gale Warning 351, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Apr 11, 2016, 2:45 PM AKDT (22:45 UTC)

Expired

Apr 12, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 112245
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

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.

PKZ199-121130-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES TUE EVENING.
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 975 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 987 MB
WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE
AND STRETCHES ACROSS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT.


$$

PKZ150-121130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO NW 10
KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-121130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-121130-
BRISTOL BAY-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-121130-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-121130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-121130-
UNALASKA BAY-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-121130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT BY
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-121130-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-121130-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ175-121130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-121130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-121130-
ADAK TO KISKA-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.

$$

PKZ178-121130-
KISKA TO ATTU-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.

$$

PKZ179-121130-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-121130-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-121130-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1
FOOT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-121130-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
245 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 11, 5:31 AM AKDT, 9 hours 14 minutes earlier.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
531 AM AKDT MON APR 11 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS EXTENDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA TO
PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AN UPPER LOW REMAINS
STACKED ON TOP OF THE SFC LOW...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRINGING A FEW
RAIN SHOWERS. SATELLITE IMAGERY OVERNIGHT HAS SHOWN THE LOW OVER
THE BERING LOOKING LESS AND LESS IMPRESSIVE...WHICH BACKS UP MODEL
DATA THAT THE LOW HAS BEEN STEADILY WEAKENING DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 50N 155W HAS
CONTINUED TO PUSH HARMLESSLY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
OVERNIGHT BUT A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW HAS BEGUN TO
APPROACH SOME COASTAL MARINE ZONES.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DECENT SHORTWAVE LOCATED NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO PLAY A KEY FACTOR IN INCREASING
CLOUDS AND RE-INTRODUCING RAIN SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE COASTAL RIDGE HAS
REMAINED PRETTY STRONG BUT HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC BEGINS TO REORIENT THE
PRESSURE FIELDS. GAP WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE
VALLEY...THE COPPER RIVER AND THE KINK RIVER VALLEY HAVE ALL BEEN
ON THE DOWNSWING AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS WEAKEN. RAIN SHOWERS HAVE
CONTINUED ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AGAIN AS ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO UPSLOPE
ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE SHORT
TERM AND THE MID TERM THIS MORNING. MODELS SURPRISINGLY HANDLE THE
TRANSITION OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON
TUESDAY WHICH LOOKS TO BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BUT OTHERWISE LOOKS PRETTY BENIGN. IN THE
MEANTIME...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH A SHORTWAVE
MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE LATE
THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY OVERSPREADING MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MODELS ALSO HANDLE THE DISSIPATION OF
THE LOW OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A FRONT
ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON TUESDAY. WITH MODELS BEING IN
GOOD AGREEMENT...A BLEND OF NAM AND GEM REGIONAL WAS USED FOR
DETAILS DUE TO THEIR HIGHER RESOLUTION.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
LIGHT MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS SUPPORTING ISOLATED SHOWERS
ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EAST KENAI THIS MORNING. WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL FORCING OR MOISTURE SOURCE...SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN LIMITED TODAY. A MORE WELL ORGANIZED SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING AND IS
EXPECTED TO BRING STEADY RAIN AND GUSTS TO KODIAK ISLAND TODAY.
THE FRONT WILL PROGRESS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MONDAY EVENING...AND
BRING STEADIER SHOWERS AND A WEAK COASTAL JET ALONG THE GULF
COAST. HOWEVER...AS THE FRONT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE GULF
COAST...PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
REMAIN MINIMAL. BY TUESDAY GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS OFFSHORE FLOW OCCURS. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHERE A LOW LINGERING IN THE
SOUTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SHOWERS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA WILL STRETCH INTO
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY...BRINGING ISOLATED-SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS TO THE REGION. THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE NEARLY AS
NUMEROUS OR INTENSE AS THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOPED OVER THIS AREA YESTERDAY EVENING AS THE THE AREA OF COLD
AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS HAS MOVED OFF TO THE
NORTH...LIMITING THE DEEP LAYER INSTABILITY FOR TODAY. WEAK
RIDGING WILL THEN RETURN THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...ALLOWING
CLOUDCOVER TO DIMINISH AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FOG
ALONG THE LOW LYING AREAS TONIGHT. THIS RIDGING WILL THEN PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY AND BRING SUNNY SKIES BACK TO THE REGION WITH ONLY
A CHANCE OF DIURNAL MOUNTAIN SHOWERS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
CYCLONIC FLOW CENTERED OVER CENTRAL-WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE REGION WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND LARGELY BELOW SMALL CRAFT. THE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE FOR THE AKPEN TODAY...WHICH WILL BEGIN
TO BE INFLUENCED BY AN APPROACHING GALE FORCE FRONT FROM THE
SOUTH...BRINGING RAIN AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA INTO
TONIGHT. THIS WILL PATTERN WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY
EVENING WHEN ANOTHER GALE FORCE FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING WET SNOW/RAIN TO THE WESTERN-CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS INTO WEDNESDAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE GUSTY EAST WINDS
ALONG WITH THIS SNOW...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONLY INTO
THE MID 30S...LIMITING ANY BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS TO THE REGION.

&&

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

BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING...THE REMNANTS OF A GULF OF ALASKA LOW
WILL BE SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND WEAKENING...LEAVING WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS INLAND LOCATIONS IN
THE AFTERNOON AS THE MID APRIL SUN RAMPS UP. OTHERWISE...RATHER
DRY AND QUIET WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW SKIRTING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN MOVES INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA. WITH THE LOW TRACKS REMAINING SOUTH OF THE
MAINLAND...THIS WILL KEEP A MOSTLY CROSS-BARRIER COMPONENT TO THE
LOW LEVEL WINDS...WHICH MEANS PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY ALONG
THE GULF COAST WITH DRIER INLAND CONDITIONS. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP
TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE AS SPRING CONTINUES TO SURGE FORWARD AT
A RAPID PACE.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...132 150 177.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ELN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...JA

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