Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 16, 2016, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 17, 2016, 3:30 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

462 
FZAK52 PAFC 170000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 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.

PKZ199-171230-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB LOW 358 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW DEVELOPS 148 NM NORTH OF ADAK
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW MOVES TO NEAR AMCHITKA AT 984 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-171230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-171230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-171230-
BRISTOL BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-171230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-171230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E FROM DUTCH HARBOR E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-171230-
UNALASKA BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-171230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM DUTCH
HARBOR E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-171230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-171230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-171230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-171230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-171230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ178-171230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ179-171230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-171230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
CAPE NEWENHAM S...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-171230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-171230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AND PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 40 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. AND PATCHY FOG. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 16, 5:20 AM AKST, 9 hours 40 minutes earlier.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND THIS MORNING BENEATH A COL REGION CHARACTERIZED BY WEAK
UPPER LEVEL FLOW AS THE NARROW RIDGE WHICH HAD BEEN IN PLACE IS
BISECTED BY A PAIR OF UPPER LOWS OVER THE INTERIOR AND THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC RESPECTIVELY. THE DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW
CURRENTLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA IS BY FAR THE MORE IMPACTFUL OF THESE FEATURES...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT BRINGING RAIN AND GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND. RAIN AND
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ALSO PRESENT ACROSS THE AKPEN AND THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
PREDOMINANTLY UTILIZED HIGHER RESOLUTION NAM AND REGIONAL GEM
GUIDANCE GIVEN GOOD OVERALL MODEL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
THE BROAD LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN REMAINS QUASI-STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY FILLS...WITH THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WEAKENING AS IT
APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST LATER THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO
STRONG AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE
INTERIOR AS IT DIVES SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING AND
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY EARLY MONDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIVE THE
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CLEAR SKIES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THIS
MORNING HAS LED TO SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN WEEKS. THIS
SET-UP IS MAKING FOR A DECENT OFFSHORE GRADIENT...SO MANY
POPULATION CENTERS WILL SEE AN UPTICK IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPILL INLAND TODAY AS PRECIPITATION MAKES
ITS WAY TO THE COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MANY PLACES WILL
START OUT AS SNOW BUT WILL THEN BEGIN TO WARM ENOUGH TO SEE SOME
RAIN MIX IN. THIS SHOULD LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOST PART.
THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THIS NEW SNOW TO BLOW THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS THIS EVENING...SO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IF TRAVELING THROUGH THERE. SNOW WILL
STRUGGLE TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS INLAND AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND SOME
CROSS-BARRIER FLOW KEEPS THINGS DRIER IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
THE DECAYING FRONT WILL PIVOT FROM EAST TO WEST ON SUNDAY AS THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW JOGS SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK. THIS
WILL FURTHER LIMIT PRECIPITATION...EVEN FOR COASTAL SITES. WINDS
WILL ALSO DIMINISH AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. THEN OUR ATTENTION
SHIFTS TO ANOTHER WEAK LOW TRACKING SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF TO START THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE STORM FORCE NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE RESULTING IN MOISTURE SPREADING OVER
INTO THE SOUTHWEST REGION. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE IN THE FORM OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WHILE THE INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE PREDOMINANTLY EASTERLY TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN EASTERLY JET STREAK OVER
THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD ANY MOISTURE FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ALONG THE
CHAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE MIXED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY SUNDAY WITH
WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION. MEANWHILE THE REST OF THE
BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WITH THE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BRINGING MORE COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL SURROUND A
NORTHWESTERLY MOVING LOW THAT WILL MOVE FROM THE EASTERN GULF INTO
THE AREA. MODEL RUNS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON DIVERGED SIGNIFICANTLY
WITH THIS LOWS TRACK...FROM AS FAR AS EAST AS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE OR AS FAR WEST AS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON MONDAY. SINCE
THEN THE 6Z GFS AND NAM HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
THIS FURTHER WEST SOLUTION...BUT SINCE THIS MODELS HAVE JUST BEGUN
TO COME INTO AGREEMENT FORECAST CHANGES WERE MADE MINIMAL
OVERNIGHT.

AFTERWARDS...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE GULF
OF ALASKA ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN BERING WILL PERSIST IN THAT GENERAL LOCATION
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE BROADER CIRCULATION.
FOR THE GULF COASTAL AREAS THIS WILL RESULT IN A SERIES OF
WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEMS AND TROUGHS ROTATING FROM THE SOUTHEAST
GULF UP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FURTHER WEST...WEAK TROUGHS
WILL ROTATE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND OUT OVER BRISTOL BAY. AS
WE MOVE INTO MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK SOME ADDITIONAL BIGGER SYSTEMS
WILL SPIN UP ALONG THE STRONG JET STREAM TO THE SOUTH AND PERHAPS
START A GRADUAL PATTERN SHIFT BRINGING THE STORM TRACK FURTHER
NORTH.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 127 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 150 155 160
              165 170 171 172 173 179 180 181 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MSO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...DEK/JR

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