Gale Warning 603, NWS Anchorage, AK

089 
FZAK52 PAFC 071257
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

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.

PKZ199-080215-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 mb Russian Arctic low extends a front through the Eastern 
Bering that will move inland over Western Alaska Tue afternoon. A
996 mb low forms 310 nm West of St Matthew Island Midday Tue and 
moves into the Chukchi Sea Wed morning. A 1014 mb low forms 60 nm
Northwest of St Paul Island Wed afternoon and moves onshore over
Kipnuk at 1008 mb late Wed night.

$$

PKZ150-080215-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-080215-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. 
From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy 
fog.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ160-080215-
Bristol Bay-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy morning fog.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ165-080215-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ170-080215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-080215-
Unalaska Bay-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW wind 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-080215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ173-080215-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-080215-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ175-080215-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-080215-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ177-080215-
Adak to Kiska-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-080215-
Kiska to Attu-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-080215-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ180-080215-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ181-080215-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft. Patchy fog. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ185-080215-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
357 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt
in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 35 kt. Seas
18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

063 
FZAK52 PAFC 080040
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

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.

PKZ199-081330-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A trough in the central Bering will continue east tonight. A developing
frontal system in the western Bering will track east to Kuskokwim 
Delta coastal waters Wed evening and then swing across the Bristol 
Bay through Wed night through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ150-081330-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-081330-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ160-081330-
Bristol Bay-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers and 
snow.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ165-081330-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ170-081330-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-081330-
Unalaska Bay-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-081330-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-081330-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-081330-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ175-081330-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ176-081330-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ177-081330-
Adak to Kiska-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-081330-
Kiska to Attu-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.WED...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ179-081330-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-081330-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-081330-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ185-081330-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
340 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

575 
FZAK52 PAFC 081228
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

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.

PKZ199-090100-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A front exiting the Russian Far East marches across the Bering 
into Western Alaska by Thu morning. High pressure moves across the
Southern Bering and Aleutians through Fri morning. A new front 
approaches the Western Bering and Aleutians for Fri morning.


$$

PKZ150-090100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-090100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ160-090100-
Bristol Bay-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft after. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ165-090100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 25 kt
increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ170-090100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-090100-
Unalaska Bay-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-090100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-090100-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ174-090100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ175-090100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-090100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-090100-
Adak to Kiska-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-090100-
Kiska to Attu-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-090100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-090100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-090100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ185-090100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
328 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

450 
FZAK52 PAFC 090044
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

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.

PKZ199-091315-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1006 mb low 150 nm west of Hooper Bay moves inland at 993 mb near 
Golovin by this evening. A front moves across the Bering into Western
Alaska by Thu afternoon followed by high pressure through Fri 
afternoon. A new front forms in the Western Bering by Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-091315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-091315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ160-091315-
Bristol Bay-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft 
after midnight. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ165-091315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 35 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 
25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-091315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ171-091315-
Unalaska Bay-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.

$$

PKZ172-091315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-091315-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ174-091315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ175-091315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-091315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ177-091315-
Adak to Kiska-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-091315-
Kiska to Attu-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after 
midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-091315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16
ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ180-091315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-091315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-091315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
344 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
456 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The two main features currently impacting Alaska are a deepening
upper level low over the Southern Gulf and an amplifying upper
level ridge centered over the Western Coast. Further west an upper
level trough is digging south and east across the Western Bering.
A 150 kt jet at 250 mb is streaming north out ahead of this
trough while taking a sharp turn south over the top of the ridge
over northern Alaska. A 110 kt jet is diving south across Central
Alaska and down into the Gulf in between the upper level ridge to
the west and trough to the east.

Water vapor imagery shows dry upper level air diving south on the
front side of the ridge while being pulled into the low over the
Gulf. This is leading to rapidly clearing skies over southcentral
behind the low as the last few showers over Prince William Sound
taper off as the system pushes out of the area. Some fog and low
clouds are still lingering along the Chugach Front Range and over
the Cook Inlet but strengthening off-shore flow will rapidly clear
out the remaining low level moisture in the area this morning.
Strong off-shore flow is already developing across the coastal
regions in Southcentral as the upper level jet moves overhead,
including Valdez where winds are already gusting above 40 mph.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in good agreement regarding the intensity and placement
of the overall synoptic scale features across the region but are
struggling regarding specific details, especially with the outflow
winds across the Gulf Coast. The high resolution models
(WRF, HRRR, and NAMnest) are handling the strong gap winds much
better than the regional models like the GFS, NAM, and EC,
showing strong winds mixing down over Valdez today.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Lingering fog and low stratus hung up along the Chugach will
diminish this morning as offshore flow takes over, keeping
conditions VFR through the day. Strong northerly winds will pick
up later in the morning through the evening, with gusts expected
to reach over 30 kts in the afternoon.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Radiational cooling last evening into the overnight hours allowed
surface-based inversions to form over most inland locations of
Southcentral (as seen in the 12Z Anchorage sounding). The inversion
has been strong enough to keep winds from mixing down to the surface.
However, mountain-top observations along with the Talkeetna wind
profiler show strengthening and lowering of stronger winds. As
arctic air continues to advect down from the north today and
surface pressure gradients tighten, expect the winds to mix out
the temperature inversions and bring widespread gusty winds to
Southcentral.

The strongest winds will be along the coast as the arctic air
pushes over and down the coastal mountain ranges. The High Wind
Warning for Valdez up to Thompson Pass looks on track with
favorable conditions for mountain wave activity to produce strong
erratic wind gusts. Did shorten the warning (now ending at 6pm)
since the upper jet is progressing eastward more quickly than
originally forecast.

Winds will die down overnight tonight for much of the area as an
upper level ridge builds overhead. The presence of deep Arctic
air in the Copper River Basin combined with persistently tight
pressure gradients surrounding the basin will keep gap winds going
a little longer along the Matanuska River, Thompson Pass down to
Valdez, as well as out of the Copper River Delta. Temperatures
will drop quickly where winds die down.

Benign weather will then settle in through Tuesday night under the
influence of the upper ridge. A weak short-wave trough crossing
Southwest Alaska Tuesday night will skirt Southcentral, likely
bringing no more than a few clouds. As surface inversions set back
up Tuesday night expect will see fog redevelop, so have
introduced it into the climatologically preferred locations of
northern Cook Inlet and the Copper River Basin.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A ridge along the Kuskokwim Delta persists through tonight
then shifts east as the next front pushes to the west coast. Fog
will be the main concern across the Southwest through Tuesday
morning as a stable air mass traps moisture at the surface.
Northerly flow along the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay tapers
off this evening as the ridge axis moves overhead which will allow
patchy fog to become widespread across the region. Dense fog is
expected across the Kuskokwim Delta where the air mass is most
saturated.

Fog conditions improve on Tuesday as a front moves inland from
the Bering on an eastward track. At the onset of this event
temperatures will start out warm enough to support rain, however
precipitation changes over to snow as colder air advects along the
front. This system may bring a few inches of snow across the
Kuskokwim region, however the front diminishes rapidly as it out
runs the surface low which tracks across Kamchatka. Additional
shortwaves keep higher chances of snow in the forecast through
mid week.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
A front across the western Bering and Aleutians quickly swings to
the central waters this afternoon. A brief period of storm force
winds develop across the central and northern Bering along the
frontal boundary, elsewhere gusty gale winds and rain can be
expected. Westerly flow and cold air advection follow the front
with mixed precipitation continuing across the Bering as an upper
level low over Kamchatka sends disturbances eastward.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Wednesday through
Sunday)...

Offshore flow along the northern Gulf Coast will subside Tuesday
night as a transient ridge moves overhead. To the west however, an
approaching upper-level wave and a strengthening surface pressure
gradient will support increasing northwesterly outflow winds
along the Alaska Peninsula into the western Gulf Wednesday and
Thursday. Clouds and the chance for some very isolated snow
showers returns to Southcentral Thursday as a deepening trough
over the mainland sends a series of shortwaves southeast. Thursday
night, the trough will further amplify and a surface low will
develop in the northeastern Gulf. As the upper trough and the
surface low shift southeast, deep northerly flow will re-
establish itself over the Mainland. This setup supports the
potential for another strong outflow wind event along the northern
Gulf Coast towards the end of the week. In addition to the
wind potential towards the end of the week, expect temperatures to
rapidly cool Thursday night through Saturday over much of the
Mainland as an Arctic airmass is pulled southward on the backside
of the deep trough.

Gusty, showery weather will continue through Thursday over the
Bering Sea as the atmosphere continues to destabilize in response
to cold air advection. A ridge will build in Thursday night,
initiating a drying trend through the end of the week over the
Bering Sea.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...High Wind Warning 131.
MARINE...Gale 126-128 130-132 136 138-140 150 173 175-179 181.
Storm 185 351 352.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KVP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...RSD