Gale Warning 94, NWS Anchorage, AK

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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.

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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.  

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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.  

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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. 

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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. 

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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.    

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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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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.  

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI JAN 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE COOK INLET WILL BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY THEN WILL
DRIFT BACK TO TOWARD BRISTOL BAY MONDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN MOVE WEST TOWARD
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AS AN UPPER TROUGH DIGS INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA MONDAY AFTERNOON.

AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
STRENGTHEN THROUGH SATURDAY THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND
WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND MOST OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SATURDAY AND
WILL BECOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A
DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST FLOW BETWEEN 5000 AND 10000 FEET OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND WILL CREATE OVER-RUNNING SNOW CONDITIONS OVER THE
NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. DUE TO
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THESE SNOW TO WATER RATIO MAY BE AS HIGH
AS 40 TO 1.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER ALONG THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF
COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL MAINTAIN THE GUSTY WINDS OUT OF GAPS IN
THE TERRAIN FROM THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TO CHIGNIK. THESE WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY.

THE SKIES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD BE CLEARING BEHIND THE UPPER
TROUGH TONIGHT BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY.

STORMS OUT WEST WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE BERING SEA. STRONG EAST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SEE MARINE FORECAST
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 06