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Gale Warning 92, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 270016
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1000 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 850 NM SOUTH OF
ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU FRI AFTERNOON
THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 650 NM WEST OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.    
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT.   
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT.    

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT.  
   
$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT.      
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT.     

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU JAN 26 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 271207
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO
984 MB 600 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 800
NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA ON
SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE
SOUTHEAST 850 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT 
IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE 
WATERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 280019
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 700 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW
560 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF
ADAK FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE 650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY
SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO
965 MB 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.   
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.    
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT.    
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.   
.WED...N WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 280231 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 700 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW
560 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF
ADAK FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE 650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY
SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO
965 MB 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.   
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.    
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT.    
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.   
.WED...N WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 281208
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 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.

PKZ199-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB NEAR 585
NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY EARLY SUN MORNING AND DISSIPATE 800 NM SOUTHEAST
OF COLD BAY SUN EVENING. A 984 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL
DISSIPATE SUN MORNING 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. A 989 MB OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN
TO 959 MB BY LATE SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290054
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 700 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 470 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE
SOUTHEAST TO 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT.    

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  
.THU...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 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 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST THU JAN 26 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE LAST SEVERAL MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN PLACEMENT
AND STRENGTH OF LOWS...SO EITHER ETA OR GFS WILL DO IN THE EAST.
OVER THE WESTERN DOMAIN...THE GFS WAS PREFERRED.

UPPER AIR...THE JET STREAM IS WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND WILL HAVE LITTLE
INFLUENCE OVER ALASKA WEATHER.  A NEAR-STATIONARY TROUGH IN NORTHERN
ALASKA WILL DEEPEN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND.  THIS SETUP WILL HELP STEER SURFACE LOWS INTO SOUTHEASTERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  A BLOCKING RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND AID IN
KEEPING THE PATTERN RELATIVELY UNCHANGING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  THE
RIDGE WILL ALSO KEEP THE COLD NORTHERLY WINDS FLOWING INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL.

SURFACE...A PERSISTENT LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
THERE INTO SUNDAY.  THE MAIN CAUSE FOR CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL
BE WIND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND GAP WINDS.  MEANWHILE...A
SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE GULF AND MEANDER INTO
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.

OUT WEST...SEVERAL SURFACE LOWS WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIAN ISLAND
CHAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT THE UPPER-LEVEL PATTERN WILL KEEP
THEM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ARC AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY EASTWARD.

NET RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT FROM AT LEAST
PARTIALLY CLEAR SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE STATE THROUGH SATURDAY.  PATCHY
FOG SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE IN BOTH DOMAINS FOR DAYS AS
BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO REMAIN STABLE AND STAGNANT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 130 172 176.

TGD JAN 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 25, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2006Every gale warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.