Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 63, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170042 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 MARINE 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. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE NORTH FETCH IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL SET UP EASTERLY WIND OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF LOWS AND FRONTS HOLD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT.SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 16 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 171220 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. ON WED AFTERNOON A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 979 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171233 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 155 MARINE 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. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. ON WED AFTERNOON A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 979 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171236 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 150 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. ON WED AFTERNOON A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 979 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180048 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 MARINE 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST RAPIDLY AND DIMINISH VICINITY 300 NM EAST OF ADAK WED MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 830 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 125 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AS A 985 MB LOW. ANOTHER 984 MB LOW WILL FORM 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE 400 NM WEST OF GAMBELL ISLAND WILL DOMINATE THE NORTH AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180127 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST RAPIDLY AND DIMINISH VICINITY 300 NM EAST OF ADAK WED MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 830 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 125 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AS A 985 MB LOW. ANOTHER 984 MB LOW WILL FORM 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE 400 NM WEST OF GAMBELL ISLAND WILL DOMINATE THE NORTH AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 420 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180129 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 179. MARINE 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. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST RAPIDLY AND DIMINISH VICINITY 300 NM EAST OF ADAK WED MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 830 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 125 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AS A 985 MB LOW. ANOTHER 984 MB LOW WILL FORM 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE 400 NM WEST OF GAMBELL ISLAND WILL DOMINATE THE NORTH AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 425 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181215 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AT 1000 MB WED NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THU MORNING AT 980 MB AND THEN MOVE NEAR ADAK THU NIGHT AT 989 MB. A 982 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 80 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 18 2006 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 16, 6:45 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 6:45 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1145 AM AST MON JAN 16 2006
.DISCUSSION...
IT IS VERY USEFUL TO SEE THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERIC PATTERN AT 500 MB
THIS MORNING. THERE IS MUCH LESS ZONAL FLOW THAN LAST MONTH WITH A
VERY UNBALANCED PATTERN. THE ANCHOR IS OVER GREENLAND WITH A SEVEN
WAVE PATTERN. MAJORS INCLUDE THE LOW SSE OF COLD BAY AND ANOTHER SW
OF SHEMYA AND THE U.S. WEST COAST RIDGE LOOKS PROGRESSIVE. A SHORT
WESTERLY JET IS OFF SOUTHERN JAPAN AND ANOTHER SW BRANCH EXITS OFF
VANCOUVER ISLAND. SATELLITE PIX SHOW 3 GULF LOWS AT 12Z MON WITH THE
MAIN ONE 972 MB NEAR 48N 155W WITH A 976 NEAR 48N 138W SUPPORTED BY
THE JET. THERE IS A NICE COMMA CLOUD S OF KODIAK ISLAND ASSOCIATED
WITH A SECONDARY SURFACE LOW AND A VORTICITY MAX ALOFT. THE OLD
OCCLUDED FRONT IS STALLED IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND RADARS SHOW
SHOWERS SKIRTING ALONG THE COAST MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AND KODIAK.
FORECASTS LARGE SCALE - ALL MODELS AGREE THAT THE WEST COAST RIDGE IS
PROGRESSIVE. THIS SETS UP ANOTHER EVENT OF ZONAL FLOW FROM SOUTHERN
ASIA ONTO THE WEST U.S. COAST ON WED FOR A QUICK CHANGE THIS WILL
ALSO DIRECT WESTERLIES ALOFT OVER MOST OF OUR GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA.
AER FORECASTS - ALL MODELS FORECAST A NEG TILTED UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA ALL DAY WED WITH SOME SORT OF UPPER HIGH OVER PANC
TONIGHT THRU WED. THIS SETS UP A WEAK SURFACE LOW APPROXIMATELY OVER
THE BARREN ISLANDS 00Z THU AROUND 1000 MB OR SO. THE KEY WILL BE THE
SHORT WAVE ALOFT MOVING OVER THE AREA FORM THE SW AT 00Z THU WHICH
MAKES OUR PRESENT SNOW LIKELY FORECAST LOOK OK. FOR THE 12Z AK-ETA-12
OUTPUT THE QPF AMOUNTS INTO THU AND FRI ARE LOW BUT IT IS NOT
UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WESTERLIES ALOFT.
ALU FORECASTS - WIND AND BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL A PROBLEM THIS
MORNING FOR ZONES 155 AND 195 WHERE A PRETTY GOOD NORTH FETCH
PERSISTS. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THIS BAND OF STRONGER
WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENS INTO THIS EVENING AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND THE LOWS IN THE GULF WEAKEN. LOOK FOR A
SHORTWAVE TO BRING IN SOME SNOW SHOWERS MON NIGHT INTO WED ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DEVELOPING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS A 978 MB
LOW NEAR 45N 170E AT 18Z WHICH SLOWLY MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS AGAINST
THE RIDGE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES UP TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT FOR STORM FORCE WINDS THAT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN PREDICTING
FOR DAYS. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP EASTERLY GALES IN THE ALEUTIANS INTO
WED BUT OFFSHORE FLOW ALONG THE SW COAST. WESTERLIES ALOFT AFTER WED
WILL KEEP THE SW COAST DRIER AND COLDER AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLOWING SNOW ADVSRY 155 195.
MARINE...STORM 176. HVY FRZ SPRAY 160 179.
GALES 130 138 170 171 172 175 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JC JAN 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.