Small Craft Advisory 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK52 PAFC 121205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 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.

PKZ199-130130-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
MERGES INTO A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN
WILL BE A 978 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE FRI NIGHT AND
A 984 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW
200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT WILL BE A 981 MB LOW 25
NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOT POINT LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-130130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15
KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-130130-
BRISTOL BAY-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-130130-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-130130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ171-130130-
UNALASKA BAY-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-130130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-130130-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-130130-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ175-130130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-130130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ177-130130-
ADAK TO KISKA-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-130130-
KISKA TO ATTU-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ179-130130-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ180-130130-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-130130-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-130130-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
305 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2016

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
543 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SPANS FROM THE GULF TO THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN BERING AND IS CENTERED 600 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.
A STRONG SHORTWAVE CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN ON SATELLITE PINWHEELING
AROUND THE CENTER...HEADING WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GULF TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...AN AMPLIFIED
RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN AS THE STRONG SHORTWAVE PUSHES
ENERGY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST. A STEADY SHIELD OF
MODERATE PRECIPITATION CONTINUES AHEAD OF THE SURFACE AND UPPER
LEVEL FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS IT MOVES WEST TOWARD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND...A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
DRIFTING WEST...WITH A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE ROTATING SOUTH AND
EAST TOWARD THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION. OUT WEST...A VERY
BROAD AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL LOW SYSTEM CENTERED ABOUT 750 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATTU IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH NEARLY DAILY SYSTEMS
MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF KODIAK. THE LOW OVER THE GULF TODAY WILL
MOVE TO NEAR BRISTOL BAY AND STALL...WHILE INTERACTING WITH THE
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND AND THE APPROACHING BROAD AND
COMPLEX LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WILL HELP FORM
ONE VERY BROAD AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE/TROUGH OVER
THE ENTIRE BERING REGION THIS WEEKEND.

MEANWHILE...THE NEXT DISTURBANCE TO MOVE NORTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS EVENING...THEN
INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SOMETIME LATER FRIDAY OR FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE EC THE FASTEST AND THE GFS AND NAM THE SLOWEST IN
DOING SO.

THE NAM AND GFS WERE LARGELY PREFERRED FOR THE MORNING FORECAST
PACKAGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE WET AND WARM PATTERN CONTINUES AS BROAD TROUGHING REMAINS OUT
WEST. MULTIPLE LOWS WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE TROUGH TOWARDS THE
SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS ALL BRINGING
MORE PRECIPITATION WITH THEM. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL STAY
ON THE GULF SIDE BUT SOME MAY SPILL OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AS
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES MOVE THROUGH. IT WILL ALSO REMAIN WARM
ENOUGH FOR MANY PLACES TO SEE RAIN AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL
ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. FOR PLACES
ALONG THE KNIK ARM IN THE MORNING THE RAIN POSES A CONCERN OF
BECOMING FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA ARE BELOW
FREEZING AND THE WARMER AIR IS OVERRUNNING THE COLDER AIRMASS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...THU AND
FRI)...
A FAIRLY STRONG FRONT IS PUSHING UP AGAINST THE GULF COAST
STRETCHING DOWN TOWARD KODIAK THIS MORNING. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH
ANOTHER WEAKENING LOW TRACKING NORTHWEST THROUGH THE GULF. THIS IS
HELPING TO PUSH SOME PRECIPITATION UP AGAINST THE WEST SIDE OF THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE AND KEEPING SCATTERED SHOWERS GOING DOWN THROUGH
THE AK PENINSULA. GIVEN THAT THIS LOW TRACK IS SLIGHTLY
FURTHER NORTH...MORE OF THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL MAKE
IT INLAND LATER TODAY. A FAIRLY STOUT UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. THESE TWO LOWS
WILL WORK IN TANDEM TO CREATE A STRETCHING AXIS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO A BAND OF PRECIPITATION
FORMING JUST WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS BAND WILL WORKS ITS
WAY SLOWLY WEST INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE FALLING APART.
THIS LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THAT MANY
PLACES HAVE SEEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BY MID-DAY FRI...THIS BAND WILL
FALL APART NEAR OR EAST OF BETHEL. AFTER THIS FEATURE...EXCEPT
JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG IN WEAK FLOW TO START
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...THU AND
FRI)...
RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES. MUCH OF THE NORTH AND
EASTERN BERING WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOME GUSTY NORTHEAST
FLOW COMING OFF THE MAINLAND. ONE WEAK LOW SPINNING SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS ANOTHER "TRIPLE
POINT" LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TAKES SHAPE SOUTH OF ATKA FRI.
THIS LOW WILL DRIFT NORTH AND SYNC UP WITH THE NORTHEAST FLOW
FURTHER NORTH. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AREA OF
AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING UP ANOTHER
ROUND OF WARMER AIR AND RAIN. IT WON'T BE UNTIL YOU REACH THE FAR
WESTERN ALEUTIANS OR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THAT YOU WOULD FIND ANY
SNOW MIXING IN.

&&

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

THE MIDTERM IS HIGHLIGHTED BY A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
HOVERING ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH ANOTHER AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE
COMPLEX LOW NEAR THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE ON A WEAKENING TREND AS IT
SLOWLY DRIFTS NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE
JET ENERGY (STEERING CURRENTS) REMAINS MUCH FURTHER SOUTH IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN SHOWERS (MAYBE
MIXED WITH SNOW TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS) AS WELL AS ANOTHER
PUSH OF WARMER AIR FROM THE SUBTROPICS. THE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS FURTHER INLAND TO LOCATIONS LIKE
VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS. ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU VALLEYS LOOK TO
REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AS IT APPROACHES THE
GULF COAST AND ENOUGH CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHOULD KEEP THE LOW
LEVELS TOO DRY TO SUPPORT PRECIPITATION.

HEADING INTO THE EXTENDED PERIOD THE FORECAST BECOMES MUCH MORE
COMPLICATED AS MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE DUE TO THE
LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET. THE GFS IS BY FAR
THE STRONGEST OF ALL DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE AS IT PLACES THE JET
FURTHER NORTH AND ALLOWS THIS JUST ENERGY TO SPIN UP A STRONG LOW
IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH ON TUESDAY.
THE ECMWF LOOKS TO KEEP THIS JET ENERGY FURTHER SOUTH WHICH CAUSES
THE LOW IN THE BERING TO BE A GOOD BIT WEAKER AND FASTER AS THE
FURTHER SOUTH JET CAUSES THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN TO BE MORE PROGRESSIVE.
REGARDLESS OF THE SOLUTION...A MUCH MORE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS IN
STORE FOR NEXT WEEK ACROSS MUCH OF ALASKA. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO
REMAIN A GOOD BIT ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT MODELS HINT
AT COOLER TEMPERATURES TAKING OVER BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 101 111
MARINE...GALE 119 130 138 139 351 352
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185

&&

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