Storm Warning 141, NWS Anchorage, AK

300 
FZAK51 PAFC 282256
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

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.

PKZ197-291145-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 mb low 85 nm South of Sitkinak exits the Southeast Gulf 225
nm Wes of Klawock at 980 mb for Wed morning. Its front extends 
across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. 

$$

PKZ710-291145-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ711-291145-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ712-291145-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft.

$$

PKZ715-291145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ716-291145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ714-291145-
Resurrection Bay-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-291145-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain and snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ725-291145-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ726-291145-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ720-291145-
Port of Valdez-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain
and snow.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-291145-
Valdez Narrows-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-291145-
Valdez Arm-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-291145-
Passage Canal-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. 
Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-291145-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ731-291145-
Barren Islands East-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ733-291145-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 18 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ732-291145-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW 50 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ734-291145-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW 50 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 36 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 36 ft.

$$

PKZ736-291145-
Chiniak Bay-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight.
Gusts to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after 
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ737-291145-
Marmot Bay-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight.
Gusts to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ738-291145-
Shelikof Strait-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and 
passes after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ742-291145-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ740-291145-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after
midnight.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-291145-
Kachemak Bay-
256 PM AKDT Mon Oct 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. In the outer bay, NE wind 20 kt becoming
N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. 
Rain and snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt except N 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 5 ft
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
443 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2024

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
(Today through Tuesday evening)...

48 HOUR FOCUS:

* Widespread snow for much of Southcentral arrives tonight and
  continues through Tuesday evening impacting the daily commutes.

* The heaviest snow is likely early Tuesday morning through late
  Tuesday morning.

* Winter storm watches for western Kenai Peninsula and the
  Anchorage areas have been issued in addition to a winter weather
  advisory for the Matanuska Valley.

A deep trough currently in Southwest Alaska and a low currently
in the North Pacific south of the Alaska Peninsula will bring a
mix of rain and snow to Southcentral Alaska over the next 48
hours. Through Tuesday, the low will progress along the eastern
coast of Kodiak Island and the Kenai Peninsula toward Prince
William Sound. Concurrently, the trough moves almost due eastward
across Southcentral Alaska. These two features' interaction will
result in a combination of rain, rain/snow and snow to
Southcentral.

Digging deeper, continued southwesterly winds bringing warmer air
to Kodiak Island and southern Kenai Peninsula will keep
precipitation as rain for most of the event. Colder air arriving
late Tuesday morning changing the rain to a rain/snow mix and then
light snow with accumulations ranging from a trace in Kodiak City
to two inches in Homer. Farther northward on the Kenai Peninsula,
cooler air will arrive faster resulting in a longer snowfall
period. Therefore, snowfall accumulations varying from 6 to 12
inches on the western side to 3 to 6 inches on the eastern side.

The aforementioned southwesterly flow into Turnagain Arm,
Anchorage and Whittier will result in varied snowfall
accumulations. The greatest chance of a rain/snow mix exists on
the eastern coast of the Kenai Peninsula and Turnagain Arm. With
a strong easterly wind, a longer period of rain/snow showers is
expected to bring snow accumulations closer to the trace to 3
inches range in these areas at sea level. A change over to all
snow is expected in Anchorage and the Mat- Su Valley resulting in
6 to 12 inches of snow accumulating in these locations by Tuesday
evening. High confidence for a period of intense snowfall is
expected over the Kenai Peninsula northward to the Mat-Su Valley
early Tuesday morning through late Tuesday morning. Though
confidence is low regarding the band's exact location, where it
sets up would cause brief periods of localized higher snowfall
amounts and poor visibility.

As the low exits Southcentral Alaska, it deepens to 977 mb in the
northern Gulf of Alaska bringing interior snow, coastal rain and
gale to storm force winds in the Northern Gulf of Alaska and
Prince William Sound as well as gap winds in the usual locations
Tuesday night/Wednesday.

-DJ

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING
SEA/ALEUTIANS (This afternoon through Wednesday evening)...

* Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening until 6
  AM Monday for interior Bristol Bay from Dillingham north,
  including Koliganek and New Stuyahok.

* Special Weather Statement for moderate snow across the Lower
  Kuskokwim Valley tonight through Monday morning.

The well advertised frontal system is currently coming ashore of
the Kuskokwim Delta and northern Bristol Bay coasts this
afternoon. Snow and mixed precipitation have been observed across
Nunivak Island and Kipnuk this afternoon. The front will continue
pushing inland overnight tonight through Monday. Precipitation
will begin as snow this evening across Bristol Bay before a
transition to freezing rain overnight tonight into early Monday
morning. The freezing rain threat is primarily for interior
locations from Dillingham northward, including Koliganek and New
Stuyahok. Thus, the Winter Weather Advisory continues to remain in
effect for those locations due to the freezing rain threat.
Freezing rain should then transition to rain Monday morning;
although there continues to be some uncertainty in exactly when
the transition will occur. If cold air hangs on longer, expect a
few hundredths of an inch of ice accumulation. If cold air erodes
quicker, expect mainly a glaze.

Meanwhile, the Kuskokwim Delta can expect light snow through this
evening, especially across interior locations where cold air hangs
on longer. Accumulations will be light and in the 1 to 3 inch
range. Further inland, locations like Aniak could also see a brief
period of freezing rain or mixed precipitation as warmer air aloft
looks to sneak in tonight. Cold air aloft works back in late
tonight into early Monday morning and changes precipitation back
to snow. Generally expect 3 to 6 inches of snow across the Lower
Kuskokwim Valley, especially from Crooked Creek southeastward to
Lime Village. Totals could be a little bit higher than that
towards the Western Alaska Range.

The front continues moving eastward to Southcentral Alaska through
Monday. Cold air begins to filter back in as a ridge across the
central Bering Sea looks to amplify. Strong cold air advection
along with upper-level energy will help to drive gusty gap winds
through the bays and passes of the southern Alaska Peninsula
starting Monday night and persisting through Tuesday evening.

Attention then turns to the next weather-maker which will take
form of a storm-force low Monday evening. The storm-force front
will impact the western Aleutians and western Bering late Monday
night into Tuesday morning. Hurricane-force gusts are possible
with this system. The front will weaken to gale-force as it
reaches the central Aleutians Tuesday. However, as the storm
enters the far western Bering, southwesterly storm-force winds
are likely in the western Bering and western Aleutians on the
southern flank of the storm Tuesday night into Wednesday. The
initial front, remaining gale-force, will make it to coastal
Southwest by Wednesday afternoon. Confidence in precipitation-type
is currently low. Generally expected a rain/snow mix to start
before going over to rain at the coast, with more in the way of
snow inland where cold air hangs on longer.

&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through Sunday)...

The Alaska Weather map continues to display an energetic weather
pattern through the forecast period. Model confidence remains
good, although some strengths and tracks need adjustments to
maintain the overall clustering. Most of the active weather occurs
across the Southern portions of the state through the weekend. A
broad upper level low over the Bering serves as the conduit for a
series of strong surface low and fronts passing West to East. The
first feature is a frontal wave across the Alaska Peninsula and
over Kodiak Island Thursday that pushes across the Gulf of Alaska
by Friday. Locally heavy rains and gusty winds less than gale
force spread along the North Gulf Coast with this system.

Out West, a second well developed low moving over the Central
Bering with central pressures briefly below 960 mb through Friday
before weakening. Heavy rains spread over the Aleutians and Bering
into the Alaska Peninsula. Moving into the region from the North
Pacific, a second stronger low with central pressures in the 950s
brings locally heavy rains high-end gales with storm force gusts
up to the Aleutians Friday, spreading with the low over the AKPEN,
Southwest Alaska and Kodiak Island Saturday. Areas of heavy rains
continue to spread along the North Gulf Coast through Sunday.
Highest winds are expected to remain on the Pacific side of the
AKPEN, around Kodiak Island and diminishing as they move across
the Gulf by Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist at the
terminal through 12Z tomorrow morning. Conditions will then
rapidly deteriorate after 15Z as light snow arrives. With deep
southwest flow, ceilings will drop with the arrival of the snow
but is expected to remain at mainly MVFR levels through the day
Monday, before IFR ceilings and visibilities with heavier snow
begin Monday evening.

&&