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Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 27, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281254
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281342 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

CORRECTION TO HEADLINES FOR AREAS 132 AND 138

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281400 CCB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
AUGUSTINE VOLCANO...60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. 

A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281528 CCC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

CORRECTION ZONE 140 HEADLINE.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
AUGUSTINE VOLCANO...60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. 

A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
430 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281738 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 132 138.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

AUGUSTINE VOLCANO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER ERUPTED AT 742 AM AST THIS
MORNING. 

A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 282347 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
245 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 132 138.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

AUGUSTINE VOLCANO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER ERUPTED AT 742 AM AST THIS
MORNING. 

A 986 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A
SECOND LOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 700 NM
SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WITH AN INITIAL STRENGTH OF 989 MB SATURDAY
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB AS IT ABSORBS THE FIRST LOW MONDAY MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
245 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.TODAY...NW WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
835 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290057
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY
WILL MOVE EAST TO 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON THEN TURN
NORTH TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...
...ASHFALL ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
PATCHY FOG.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 28 2006

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 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 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 27, 11:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 28, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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