Aug 09, 2000Morning Weather Briefing - Surface

MSLP in the Alaska region. Climate Forecast System Reanalysis valid 18 UTC 09 Aug 2000

During the morning brief on August 09, the charts show a 996-mb gale low near 75N/165E. The models now call for this low to move east along 75N and weaken to 998 mb.

10 m Winds over the Chukchi Sea. GFS Analysis 18 UTC 09 Aug 2000

This will result in an easing of the wind gradient to SW 25 kt

Significant Wave Height in the Bering Sea. WAVEWATCH III Hindcast valid 18 UTC 09 Aug 2000

and the combined seas to SW 6-8 ft. Ice is not expected to be a factor as the wind would push any ice out of the area to the northeast and away from the coastline.

Weather Observations in Alaska, Eastern Russia, and the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas 18 UTC 09 Aug 2000

The model analysis agrees well with the only observation for this hour.