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Gale Warning 133, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 27, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT 
AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 957 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON
AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...
    EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
    WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS    
    BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280058 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

UPDATED ZONE 129
CORRECTED ZONE 140

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT 
AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 957 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON
AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...
    EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
    WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS    
    BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 6 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280215 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
515 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

UPDATED ZONE 141

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT 
AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 957 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON
AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...
    EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
    WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS    
    BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 6 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
515 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280507 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
810 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

UPDATED ZONE 121

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT 
AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 957 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON
AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
810 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD  
                           MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE  
                           AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...
    EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
    WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS    
    BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.  
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 6 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
515 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280547 AAD
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 140

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.

PKZ197-281500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT 
AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 957 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON
AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
810 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD  
                           MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...
    NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
    SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE  
                           AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN WITH RAIN AND SNOW WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
845 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.  
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
515 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281235
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

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 FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO NORTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. SOUTHEAST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. IN ICE FREE WATER SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 281248 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

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 FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO NORTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. SOUTHEAST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH
OF CAINES HEAD E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. IN ICE FREE WATER SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 290110 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

CORRECTED ZONES 130 140

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 958 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB MON EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND
WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST MON EVENING. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF.

$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...
    WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
    EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT... 
    SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
    NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE
WATERS. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN JAN 28 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 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, 7:10 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 7:10 AM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1210 PM AST SAT JAN 27 2007

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE IS CENTERED JUST OFF THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA COAST WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH TO THE WEST FROM THE
BERING SEA ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 20N LATITUDE. THE UPPER JET EXTENDS
EASTWARD OUT OF ASIA BETWEEN 30N AND 40N ALL THE WAY TO ABOUT 160W.
IT THEN MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HEADS DUE NORTH UP TO SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. ONLY CHANGE TO THIS PATTERN EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS IS FOR RIDGE TO BUILD NORTH AND WESTWARD UP INTO MAINLAND
ALASKA. THIS WILL CURVE THE JET BACK TOWARD THE BERING SEA AND
FORCE THE STORM TRACK FARTHER WEST. SO FOR THE SHORT-TERM THE
PARADE OF STORMS ALONG WITH IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND
WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM THE EAST PACIFIC
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA. AS WE HEAD TO NEXT WEEK EXPECT
THE STORMS TO TRACK FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS RESULTING IN DRIER WEATHER FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.

ANALYSIS...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS TWO STREAMS OF MOISTURE FROM
THE TROPICS...ONE ALONG 140W AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WHICH HAS LOST BEST UPPER SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED MOISTURE
TRANSPORT...AND ANOTHER ALONG 150W UP TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE
NORTHWARD AS UPPER JET STRENGTHENS. A MATURE VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TRACKING TOWARD THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPS AROUND THE LOW FROM THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS UP TO THE EASTERN BERING AND THEN SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OUT TO THE
NORTH AND EAST. IMPRESSIVE COLD ADVECTION JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS
FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NOTED FROM
THE PRIBILOFS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. VISIBILITIES
ARE ALSO LOWERING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM COAST IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON
AS THE HEAVIER PRECIP AND STRONGER WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
MOVES IN. TEMPS ARE RISING THROUGH THE 20S SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH
THEM CLOSELY TO SEE IF THEY GET UP TO FREEZING BECAUSE THIS WOULD
LIKELY KEEP VISIBILITIES ABOVE BLIZZARD LEVELS. FAIRLY QUIET
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS.
PRECIP WILL INCREASE ALONG THE GULF COAST LATER TODAY AS THE OCCLUDED
FRONT APPROACHES. OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE FORECAST...SURFACE TEMPS
ARE ABOVE FREEZING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPENN TO MUCH
OF THE GULF COASTAL REGION.

MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SOLUTIONS ARE VERY
SIMILAR WITH HANDLING OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL BERING. THERE CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
IN HANDLING OF NEXT SYSTEM(S). ALL MODELS PICK UP ON LOW CURRENTLY
DEVELOPING NEAR 38N 167W. ALL MODELS ALSO DEVELOP ANOTHER LOW
THIS EVENING FARTHER EAST NEAR THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER
JET. THE GFS IS THE OUTLIER IN DEVELOPING THIS LOW FARTHER EAST
THAN THE NAM/UKMET/ECMWF AND MAINTAINING TWO DISTINCT LOWS. THE
PREFERRED SOLUTION IS THE MODEL CONSENSUS WHICH DEVELOPS THIS
NEW LOW INTO THE DOMINANT LOW AND ABSORBING THE LOW CURRENTLY
AT 38N 167W.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST...OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH. HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE LOW CENTER SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD
CONTINUE. THE LOW WILL REACH THE PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT AND WINDS
WILL COME WAY DOWN...ENDING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND CHANGING
PRECIP TO SHOWERS. WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END THERE BY MORNING AS WELL.
HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SO WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND THERE MAY BE OCCASIONALLY LOW VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW SHOWERS. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS A TOUGHER CALL SINCE THERE IS
SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW WARM TEMPERATURES WILL GET ALONG THE COAST
AND WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...WILL WAIT UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO MAKE A DECISION
ON THIS WARNING. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS AHEAD OF FRONT
WILL RESULT IN DOWNSLOPE DRYING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
THEREFORE...DO NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT PRECIP ACROSS THIS REGION.
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AKPENN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING EVEN WARMER AIR THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM DID
AND PRECIP TYPE FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN. LOOKS LIKE WARM AIR MAY EVEN MAKE IT FAR
ENOUGH NORTH AND WEST TO CHANGE PRECIP TO RAIN ON THE PRIBILOFS.
THEREFORE...DO NOT EXPECT ANY PUBLIC WARNINGS WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED.

STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORM WHERE MAX
GALES TO MIN STORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL
WATERS AND AKPENN COASTAL WATERS. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL START TO
IMPACT THE REGION BY TUESDAY...WITH THE EFFECTS BEING FELT FARTHER
WEST AS THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS SOUTH AND WEST.

SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...THE OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACK ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND TONIGHT AND TO SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UPPER LEVEL HEIGHT GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
TIGHT AND STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE. THEREFORE...EXPECT
THE TYPICAL LEE SIDE DOWNSLOPE DRYING. WITH AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF
MOISTURE THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIP TOTALS TONIGHT SUNDAY. HOWEVER...UNLIKE THE
LAST STORM WHICH RESULTED IN SNOW AMOUNTS MEASURED IN FEET...THERE
IS ENOUGH WARM AIR IN PLACE AND MORE MOVING INTO THE AREA SO THAT
MOST OF THE PRECIP ALONG THE COAST AT SEA LEVEL WILL BE IN THE FORM
OF RAIN. ONE AREA THAT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW IS THOMPSON PASS.
THEY WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS UP CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. TEMPS WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S
TO NEAR FREEZING SO SNOW WILL BE WET WHICH SHOULD MINIMIZE THE
EXTENT OF BLOWING SNOW AND KEEP VISIBILITIES FROM GETTING TO LOW.
HOWEVER...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEY MAY SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOW
VISIBILITIES BEFORE TEMPS WARM UP. SO FOR NOW DO NOT PLAN ON ISSUING
ANY ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS...BUT WILL MONITOR TRENDS CLOSELY AND
ISSUE A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IF NECESSARY. ELSEWHERE...WILL ISSUE
A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHICH WILL RECEIVE
ENHANCED SNOWFALL FROM THE SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
DRY OUT SUNDAY NIGHT EXCEPT FOR SOME SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. SINCE
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FARTHER WEST EXPECT
LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF PRECIP...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST...SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AND EVEN WARMER AIR. BY MID WEEK THE
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD AND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DRY OUT WITH TEMPS
NEAR TO A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE. ONLY CHANCE OF PRECIP FOR MID TO LATE
WEEK WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL BE ON THE OUTER FRINGE OF
ALEUTIAN STORMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 187 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 155 160
                      165 172 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 185.

SEB JAN 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 3:45 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Jan 26, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 27, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 27, 11:04 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Jan 27, 11:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 27, 12:15 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC28 hr
Jan 27, 1:49 PM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC15 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.