Small Craft Advisory 291, NWS Anchorage, AK

117 
FZAK52 PAFC 071202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 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.

PKZ199-080130-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TRACKS INTO THE 
NORTHERN PACIFIC BY MID MORNING. A 985 MB LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA 
MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 976 MB SAT MORNING...THEN 
TO 110 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING...THEN INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS 
SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-080130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 
10 FT EXCEPT 18 FT TOWARD SHELIKOF STRAIT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS
8 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-080130-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E, W WIND 15 KT
BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-080130-
BRISTOL BAY-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-080130-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-080130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-080130-
UNALASKA BAY-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-080130-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-080130-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-080130-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ175-080130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-080130-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-080130-
ADAK TO KISKA-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ178-080130-
KISKA TO ATTU-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ179-080130-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ180-080130-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ181-080130-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY 
FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ185-080130-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
402 AM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.

$$

542 
FZAK52 PAFC 072345
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 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.

PKZ199-081215-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES 35 NM WEST OF ATKA AT 987 MB 
BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL 
ALEUTIANS AND EXTENDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-081215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-081215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-081215-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-081215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-081215-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-081215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ173-081215-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-081215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ175-081215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-081215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ177-081215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ178-081215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S
AND E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. S AND E OF 
SHEMYA...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 
FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ179-081215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ180-081215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ181-081215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-081215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 PM AKDT FRI APR 7 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 15 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

681 
FZAK52 PAFC 081155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 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.

PKZ199-090045-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB BY SUN 
EVENING WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. A 978 MB LOW 210 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF ADAK AT 990 MB BY SUN 
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL 
PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY LATE THIS MORNING...THEN INTO 
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MON 
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-090045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-090045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-090045-
BRISTOL BAY-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-090045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-090045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-090045-
UNALASKA BAY-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-090045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-090045-
NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-090045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-090045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-090045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-090045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ178-090045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ179-090045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-090045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ181-090045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-090045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
355 AM AKDT SAT APR 8 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 15 KT W 
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
527 AM AKDT Thu Apr 6 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

The movement of a strong vertically stacked low located south of
Kodiak Island has slowed to a crawl this morning as spokes of
energy pinwheel around the center of the low into Southern Alaska.
For a wrapped up low such as this, the wind field around it
remains rather impressive. Top gusts at Middleton Island
approached 60 mph yesterday with many other stations from Kodiak
northward along the coast into Prince William Sound seeing gusts
above 40 mph. Channeling through passes including Turnagain Arm
have kept a steady breeze going into the night at Ted Stevens
Airport.

On radar, Middleton Island imagery shows lines of showers moving
into Prince William Sound with a typical downslope shadow west of
the Kenai and Chugach Mountains. On occasion a shower or two will
survive the downsloping to wet the ground in Anchorage but most
locales have stayed dry. It's not difficult to see why looking at
the 00Z sounding yesterday, with all of the lowest levels of the
atmosphere below 800 mb remaining very dry.

Over Southwest Alaska, the low levels also remain dry, minimizing
the chances the showers on radar produce any precipitation that
reaches the ground there as well. Much of the area got well into
the 40s again today, with coastal locales in the Kuskokwim Delta
holding on to sub-freezing temperatures as cold northwest winds
stream across the broad expanse of sea ice.

For the eastern Bering, the refrigerated air sweeping southward
across the sea ice is likely enhancing the tunneling effects of
the bays and passes of the Alaska Peninsula as that air sweeps
towards the Gulf low. Gale force winds with higher gusts have been
common along and downwind of those passes, namely at places like
King Cove and False Pass. The maximum wind gust today at King Cove
hit a very impressive 79 mph.

It really isn't until one makes it to the central Bering that one
escapes the reach of cloud cover and wind associated with the
Gulf low. However, the area of high pressure located there is
weakening as another front pushes eastward across the western
Bering and Aleutians. Shemya has been reporting steady light snow
much of the day and through the evening as a result of the front
and the relatively moist air mass behind it, though temps in the
mid 30s have likely limited accumulations.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

For the most part, the pattern remains a fairly steady one for the
next two days as the low over the Gulf slowly weakens and a series
of lows move southeastward across the western Bering and
Aleutians. Since most of the features of interest are synoptic
scale, the models are in good agreement on their strength, speed,
and location through the next two days. Thus, as is typical the
challenges lie in the smaller scale details which are hardly ever
well resolved. The GFS is the model of choice for this package as
it represents a happy medium between the small differences in the
other models for all the lows affecting the area. It also
continues the trend in the models of bringing the Gulf low further
west into the Alaska Peninsula and perhaps Bristol Bay. Forecast
confidence is above normal.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

The current weather pattern will remain fairly stagnant through
the short term. Perpendicular flow persists across the Kenai
Peninsula, with IR satellite imagery this morning indicating a
broad mountain wave. The sounding this morning continues to
confirm that dry conditions will persist across the Anchorage Bowl
and other typically downsloped areas such as the western Kenai
Peninsula through the short term. While lapse rates are steep at
mountain top and radar indicates some spillover precipitation, the
sounding indicates a fairly deep layer of dry air. As a result,
no precipitation has been observed in the Anchorage Bowl this
morning. Stronger gusts will develop near Kodiak Island and
associated waters by this afternoon into evening, as cold air
advection persists. The most active weather will remain near
Kodiak Island in the short term as the low lingers and supports
steady precipitation and gusty winds into Friday. &&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...

Low pressure near Kodiak pushes a trough across the western areas
of Bristol Bay and the Kuskokwim today. Light rain develops along
the trough as it moves toward the eastern Bering. Isolated to
scattered chances for precipitation continue through the weekend
as low pressure persists south of the Alaska Peninsula. Diurnal
temperature trends will bring rain chances during the day and
snow overnight as the air mass moderates slightly cooler into
Saturday.

Across the Alaska Peninsula...strong northerly winds continue
through tonight as an inverted trough axis moves from the
southwest mainland to the eastern Bering and Bristol Bay. Gusty
winds through gaps are expected to gust between 40 to 60 mph which
will reduce visibilities between 3 to 6 miles at times. Winds
taper off for Friday, however snow continues through Saturday with
only light accumulations expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
An active weather pattern for the end of the week brings two
fronts across the western waters through Saturday. The primary
impacts with the short term forecast are gale winds and
precipitation along the frontal boundaries. The first front
currently extends across the western Bering to the central
Aleutians. The surface low driving the front pushes along the
western and central islands through the afternoon and fills
quickly this evening as it moves into the North Pacific. A colder
air mass will keep precipitation all snow along the western
Aleutians and a mix of snow and rain for the central Chain. The
second front moves to the western Chain late Friday with the
associated surface low moving across Shemya late saturday.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...

Beginning the extended forecast period Friday night, there will be
a high latitude blocking high over the Beaufort Sea and a gale
force low over the Western Bering Sea. Southcentral will be under
the influence of weak upper level troughing centered over Western
Alaska with an associated surface low near the Alaska Peninsula.
With the main Pacific storm track remaining well south of the
mainland, the challenge will be the interactions of weakening
lows moving into the NE Gulf of Alaska then merging with the
preexisting trough across Western Alaska. It does seem that this
will keep at least some clouds across the inland areas with slight
threats for precipitation, more so Sunday and Monday. Expect
temperatures to be near to slightly above normal as the general
pattern remains onshore.

Middle of next week there is growing uncertainty with the general
large scale pattern, but models are beginning to hint at a
shifting storm track into the Bering Sea with an amplifying NE
Pacific Ridge. Both the latest deterministic GFS and ECMWF are
hinting at a series of Bering lows shifting a trough axis/front
into Western Alaska. Should this happen, expect widespread rain
and warming temperatures.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...GALES 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 177 178.

&&

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