Gale Warning 73, NWS Anchorage, AK

593 
FZAK51 PAFC 220622 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

Updated zones 127 and 129.

Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

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.

PKZ197-221915-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 mb low 55 nm west of Middleton Island will move to 50 nm
southeast of Homer and dissipate Mon morning. A 992 mb low in the
southwestern Gulf will move to 230 nm southeast of Kodiak City at
993 mb Mon morning then it will move to the southeastern Gulf at
993 mb Tue morning.

$$

PKZ119-221915-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. 
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221915-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing
spray. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221915-
Resurrection Bay-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221915-
Prince William Sound-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes
in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221915-
Port Valdez-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221915-
Valdez Narrows-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow
showers. 
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221915-
Valdez Arm-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt in the evening, then diminishing to
25 kt.  Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221915-
Passage Canal-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow  showers. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221915-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221915-
Barren Islands East-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near
the Barren Islands. 
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the
Barren Islands. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray near
the Barren Islands. 
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221915-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 8 ft except 16 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221915-
Chiniak Bay-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread
snow showers. 
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221915-
Marmot Bay-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221915-
Shelikof Strait-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221915-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221915-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.  
.MON...NE wind 10 kt.  
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.  
.WED...N wind 10 kt.  
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-221915-
Kachemak Bay-
922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow
showers. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

440 
FZAK51 PAFC 221228
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

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.

PKZ197-230100-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A complex 992 mb low 80 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves 275
nm south of Middleton Island at 995 mb tonight. The low then 
exits the Gulf to the southeast and dissipates Tue night. A front 
remains in the western Gulf through Tue night.

$$

PKZ119-230100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-230100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7
ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-230100-
Resurrection Bay-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in 
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ125-230100-
Prince William Sound-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ126-230100-
Port Valdez-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ127-230100-
Valdez Narrows-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late this afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-230100-
Valdez Arm-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 kt 
late this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ129-230100-
Passage Canal-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier through this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-230100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-230100-
Barren Islands East-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray except heavy
freezing spray near the Barren Islands.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-230100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas
8 ft except 14 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ136-230100-
Chiniak Bay-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-230100-
Marmot Bay-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ138-230100-
Shelikof Strait-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-230100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

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

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-230100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.WED...N wind 10 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-230100-
Kachemak Bay-
328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
425 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A highly amplified pattern remains over the region this morning,
with a broad longwave trough encompassing much of the Gulf and
mainland Alaska while a stout ridge persists over the central
Bering Sea. This is supporting fairly benign clear to partly
cloudy conditions across much of the southern mainland as
temperatures drop near or below zero inland and into the teens or
single digits along the coast. A north-south oriented jet streak
between the two primary synoptic features is also supporting brisk
northerly winds over the southwest mainland, allowing wind chill
values to dip a little lower. Light snow has started to spread
into eastern portions of Prince William Sound as a weak surface
low pushes westward across the Gulf. A developing upper low
embedded within the longwave trough is also bringing a few snow
showers to portions of the western Gulf and the Alaska Peninsula.
Marine stratus dominates most of the rest of the Bering beneath
the ridge, although a quasi-stationary front is bringing rain and
gusty southeast winds to parts of the Western Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models remain in good synoptic agreement through the short term as
the longwave trough remains over the mainland and the disturbance
near Kodiak Island evolves into a broad upper low over the
southern Gulf. This will send several smaller waves towards the
Gulf coast through Tuesday, keeping a higher chance for
precipitation along the coast as a modest offshore gradient
remains over Southcentral. Some differences begin to emerge with
respect to these individual waves moving through the northern
Gulf early in the week, with the NAM becoming the biggest outlier
by Monday.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light north winds are expected to
persist through Monday morning. It is possible that some light
snow will spread into the terminal this afternoon after 00z. This
may lower ceilings below 5000 ft, but conditions are expected to
remain at VFR for the duration of any precipitation.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Sunday &
Monday)...

Outflow conditions will continue across The northern and western
Gulf through today with localized gap flows inland. A weak low
and associated trough move west across the Gulf today spreading
snow to the Gulf coast this morning and to the eastern Kenai
Peninsula by early afternoon. Isentropic lift/overrunning light
snow/flurries will likely make it into the Anchorage
Bowl/Matanuska Valley late this afternoon and should linger into
the early evening hours with little accumulation expected.

Tonight and Monday
Localized gusty outflow conditions will continue across the
Southcentral, though weaker then previous days. However Gales/Gale
gusts will continues across the Barren Island marine areas and
Gaps along the Aleutian Range. The next in a series of surface
lows and associated frontal boundary heads west across the Gulf
Monday/Monday night continuing elevated chances of snow across the
Gulf coast/eastern Kenai Peninsula. This system will even bring
increased chances of snow across the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska
Valley late Monday night into Tuesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Over the next couple of days the story remains the same for the
southwest Mainland, as arctic air pours into the region and causes
persistent offshore flow and declining temperatures. This will
continue to push both daytime highs and lows downward with
increasing threats for bitter wind chills approaching -40F. This
will be most likely where the winds are the strongest, so it is
likely the Kuskokwim Delta will realize the coldest wind chills.
As the light snow showers along the Kuskokwim Delta coast taper
off early this morning, cold and windy conditions with clearing
skies will resume today and carry into early next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
High pressure settling over the central part of the Bering Sea
will induce more of an easterly flow component as cold air pours
over the eastern Bering Sea, and a gale force front moves into
the western Aleutians then stalls. This front looks like it will
not make further progress than the western Aleutians and begin to
dissipate this afternoon. With the colder air and winds pouring
over the Bering Sea, expect freezing spray to be a threat from the
Pribilof Islands eastward, with heavy freezing spray over the far
eastern Bering and along the ice edge.

&&

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

Beginning the extended period forecast Monday night, the main
feature of interest will be a very cold upper vortex situated over
the North Slope of Alaska. Another low will be in the vicinity of
the Gulf of Alaska. A deep arctic air mass will be in place over
all of Alaska, although the bitterly cold air will still be north
of the Alaska Range. The first item of interest will be the
potential for snowfall across Southcentral. As the upper trough
digs south and interacts with the Gulf low, this will set up a
potential favorable setup for light snow. As usual, however, the
degree of phasing between the two upper troughs is rather low
confidence at this point with some runs of the GFS, NAM and ECMWF
showing the possibility of weak deformation banding from the Kenai
Peninsula northward. However, run-to-run consistency is low, so
stuck with a continuation of broad chance snow POPS until there is
more clarity with regards to the interaction of the two troughs.

Eventually, the cold upper vortex will move south into Bristol Bay
and dig into the southwest Gulf of Alaska, bringing down all of
the deep arctic air with it. This will bring the coldest
temperatures to Southwest Alaska, but Southcentral will also drop
well below average region wide by Wednesday and likely lasting
through Thursday. As the low forms over the Gulf, this will
introduce more of an easterly flow component aloft, and with
offshore flow, will likely keep precipitation predominantly along
the coast with much lesser chances inland. Temperatures will
moderate some by the weekend, but will generally run below average
across all of southern Alaska.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None
MARINE...Gale Warning 127 130 131 132 137 138 150 155 165 172 177
					  178 180 411
		 Heavy Freezing Spray 130 131 138 139 160 180 181

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB
AVIATION...CB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...AHSENMACHER