Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT AT 996 MB. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AT 1006 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAND POINT. W WIND 25 KT WEST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 12 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT WEST OF SAND POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS. E WIND 30 KT NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. SEAS 21 FT INCREASING TO 26 FT SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS...14 FT INCREASING TO 19 FT NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 31 FT SOUTH OF THE CHAIN...18 FT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT SOUTH OF THE CHAIN...17 FT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 041313 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT AT 996 MB. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AT 1006 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAND POINT. W WIND 25 KT WEST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 12 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT WEST OF SAND POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS. E WIND 30 KT NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. SEAS 21 FT INCREASING TO 26 FT SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS...14 FT INCREASING TO 19 FT NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 31 FT SOUTH OF THE CHAIN...18 FT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT SOUTH OF THE CHAIN...17 FT ELSEWHERE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050021 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...CORRECTS ZONES 150 AND 185... MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR ATKA MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRIDAY MORNING THEN MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS78 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050100 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...CORRECTS ZONES 180 FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR ATKA MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRIDAY MORNING THEN MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS78 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050229 CCC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...CORRECTS ZONES 179 FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR ATKA MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRIDAY MORNING THEN MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS78 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 530 PM AST THU JAN 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 993 MB AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051616 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 UPDATED ZONE 175 AND 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 993 MB AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 717 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUN. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060202 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 165 170 172 175 AND 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUN. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 500 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 5 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 172 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK SUN MORNING AND MERGE WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. A 1001 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED JAN 3 2007
.DISCUSSION...
...SUMMARY...
TWO MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE INCLUDE SNOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL...AND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IS FROM A LOW PRESSURE
WHICH MOVED THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND IS PRESENTLY MOVING
INLAND AND DISSIPATING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT OVER
MOST AREAS...WITH SNOW MOSTLY ENDING FOR THE DAY THURSDAY. THE
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS
BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THE LOW...AND SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE BACK SIDE OF
THE LOW. THIS STORM WILL BE A CONCERN AS IT MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS
EXPECTED TO FORM TONIGHT OFF THE EAST WEST ORIENTED FRONT EXTENDING
EAST FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOW. THIS LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...TAKING A TRACK
SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS LOW PRESSURES...MEANING
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE IT TOO FAR INLAND WITH THIS
SYSTEM. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS TO
DOMINATE THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
...MODELS...
IN THE EAST...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT...BUT HAVE A SLIGHT
PREFERANCE OF GFS OVER NAM/WRF. IN THE WEST...MODELS START OUT QUITE
DIFFERENT BUT THEN CONVERGE REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF LOWS IN THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FAVORING THE GFS OVER THE NAM/WRF
SINCE NAM/WRF APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER WHEN TAKING UKMET AND ECMWF
INTO ACCOUNT...THOUGH NONE OF THE MODELS ARE DOING THAT WONDERFULLY.
...FORECAST EAST AND SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
SNOW HAS REALLY PILED UP LATE LAST NIGHT INTO TODAY OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. SEE PNSAFC FOR MORE DETAILED SNOW TOTALS...BUT
BASICALLY MANY AREAS FROM THE KENAI UP TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL HAVE
TOTALS AROUND A FOOT AS OF THIS WRITING. LOCALIZED WINDS HAVE LED TO
BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOME AREAS. SNOW IS ALSO
PILING UP FROM VALDEZ TO CORDOVA. THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE
SNOW HAS MOVED INLAND ALREADY AND IS DISSIPATING. HOWEVER...THE 700
MB TROUGH HAS YET TO PASS...AND UNTIL THIS DOES...EXPECT SOME SNOW
TO KEEP GOING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM KENAI TO CORDOVA. FOR ANCHORAGE...STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND
FLOW UP COOK INLET WILL ALLOW SNOW TO CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE THE
AIR DRIES OUT FOR THURSDAY. SUBSEQUENT AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE
EXPECTED TO TRACK A BIT FURTHER SOUTH...MEANING A DRIER AND COLDER
WEATHER PATTERN SETTING UP FOR INLAND AREAS. SOME OF THE UPCOMING
LOW PRESSURES COULD BRUSH AREAS AS FAR NORTH AS PALMER AND
ANCHORAGE...BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING...A BREAK FROM THE MAJOR
SNOWSTORMS IS IN STORE ALLOWING TIME TO DIG OUT FROM THE LATEST
STORM. COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STILL GET BRUSHED BY THE
LOWS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THOUGH NOTHING
MAJOR IS EXPECTED. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS PATTERN.
...FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
GENERALLY VERY QUIET AND VERY COLD WEATHER TO PERSIST FOR THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE AREA. SOME SNOW FALLING AROUND MCGRATH TODAY ON THE FAR
WEST SIDE OF THE PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE DISSIPATING LOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT THIS SNOW SHOULD DISSIPATE BY THURSDAY. SOME
AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES AROUND 45 BELOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
...FORECAST FOR THE BERING/ALEUTIANS...
A STRONG LOW IS BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WITH
LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY ON ITS BACK SIDE. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW OR SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IS PRESENT ALONG A FRONT EXTENDING TO
THE EAST OF THE LOW ALONG THE CHAIN. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS...EXITING THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
ONLY WEAK SYSTEMS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191.
BLIZZARD WATCH 187.
MARINE...STORM WARNINGS 130 172.
GALE WARNINGS 120 132 138 140 141 155 170 171 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS 120 121 130 132 138 140 141
150 160 165 185 179.
FOISY JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:04 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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