Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 14, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 14, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 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. PKZ199-160300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 974 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON EVENING AND WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WEST OF SANAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 160001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUE WITH ANOTHER CROSSING THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUE NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160054 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 UPDATED ZONES 170...171 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. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUE WITH ANOTHER CROSSING THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUE NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160403 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 UPDATED ZONE 150 160 165 172 175 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TUE WITH ANOTHER CROSSING THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TUE NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 700 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 15 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161229 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 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. PKZ199-170300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 979 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO PUSHES NORTH AND EASTWARD TODAY. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. N WIND 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 976 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 14, 7:52 AM AKST, 15 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 7:52 AM AKST, 15 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1252 PM AST SUN JAN 14 2007
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS THERE IS A LARGE HEMISPHERIC
CIRCULATION CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE FAR WESTERN BERING
SEA...A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...UPPER LOW
CENTER SOUTH OF THE AKPENN NEAR 50N 160W WITH TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING
NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TO ANOTHER LOW CENTER OVER
WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA...AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE SHORT-WAVE RIDGE FROM THE
EAST PACIFIC NORTHWARD INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THE JET CORE EXTENDS OUT OF ASIA BETWEEN 30N AND 35N LATITUDE AND
SPLITS AROUND 40N 175W. A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED
TRIPLE POINT ARE TRACKING TOWARD THIS AREA OF DIVERGENCE AND TRIPLE
POINT DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE AT THE SURFACE...THE BERING
SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARE VERY CALM TODAY UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
FOG. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS FEELING THE BRUNT OF A MODERATE LOW
WHICH IS CURRENTLY TRACKING JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE PRECIPITATION IS
FALLING AS RAIN ALL OTHER AREAS ARE RECEIVING SNOW. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER TROUGH AXIS MOVING OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET WITH
VERY SLOW MOVEMENT NORTHEASTWARD. MEANWHILE LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW
IS SPREADING MOISTURE OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO
ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. THIS HAS SET UP A DEFORMATION ZONE FROM
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOWFALL HAS
GENERALLY BEEN LIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH
OCCASIONAL INCREASES IN INTENSITY. SNOWFALL OVER WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND HAS BEEN HEAVY AT TIMES WITH UP TO 1 FOOT ACCUMULATION
IN SOME AREAS ALREADY. SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN FALLING STEADILY FROM
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. LOCALIZED
WINDS ARE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW IN WHITTIER WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING
IS IN EFFECT AND THOMPSON PASS WHERE A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT.
MODEL ANALYSIS...MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE GULF LOW.
THE UKMET/GFS ARE CLOSEST TO REALITY AND WILL BE USED FOR THIS
FEATURE. ELSEWHERE...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHOW FAIR
CONSISTENCY IN THEIR SOLUTIONS. WILL CONTINUE TO USE GFS WITH NEXT
MAJOR LOW OUT WEST...ALTHOUGH DO NOT THINK GFS OR OTHER MODELS ARE
PICKING UP ON LIKELY TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT.
SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...DETERMINING THE END OF SNOWFALL FOR ANCHORAGE
AND THE MAT-SU IS A BIT TRICKY. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS OVER SOUTHERN
COOK INLET LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW
OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL APPROACH LATER TONIGHT WHILE THE UPPER LOW
SLOWLY SINKS SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. SO...THIS SECOND
SHORT-WAVE MAY HELP PROLONG THE SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING
HOURS. IN ANY CASE...SNOW WILL REMAIN MAINLY LIGHT AND LITTLE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SHOULD BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVE SINLAND LATER THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR WHITTIER IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THIS
MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED BEWCAUSE WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE SOUND AND COLD AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN FROM THE WEST. SO
EVEN IF THE SNOW DIMINISHES OR ENDS THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...WILL EXTEND THE BLIZZARD
WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH A LOW TRACK ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN LOOK FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. WITH ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL EXPECT A RESIDUAL LOW TO FORM IN VICINITY OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT...MODELS DEPICT THIS OCCURRING NEAR CORDOVA.
THE SECOND TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY PUSHING
THE RESIDUAL SURFACE LOW EASTWARD AND CLEARING OUT MOST OF THE
REGION. AS PER THE NORM GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
SHORT-TERM FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS
DUE TO COLD ADVECTION AND PRESSURE RISES. THERE WILL ONLY BE A BRIEF
BREAK AS A FRONT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY NIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE FAST MOVING AND
PRODUCE ONLY A QUICK SHOT OF PRECIP.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPENN/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST...DEVELOPING
LOW OUT WEST WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY AS
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES NORTH AND EAST ACROSS ALEUTIANS. AS MENTIONED
EARLIER WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT DUE TO
FAVORABLE UPPER DIVERGENCE. ASSUMING A MAJOR TRIPLE POINT DOES NOT
DEVELOP OCCLUDED FRONT WILL STRETCH OUT AS IT MOVES NORTH AND EAST
INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA DUE TO PARENT LOW
REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY BACK OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. EXPECT
MAX GALES ALONG THE FRONT INITIALLY THEN WEAKENING AS IT MOVES
PROGRESSES NORTH AND EAST. THERE IS ENOUGH WARM AIR BEING FORCED
NORTHWARD THAT MAIN PRECIP TYPE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS/AKPENN WILL BE
RAIN. HOWEVER AS FRONT OCCLUDES AND REACHES SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
PRIBILOFS PRECIP WILL LIKELY BE SNOW. DOES NOT LOOK LIKE NEED TO
WORRY ABOUT BLOWING SNOW OR BLIZZARD AT THIS POINT...BUT WILL
REEVALUATE THIS AT A LATER TIME FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE PRIBS.
AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK UPPER LOW CIRCULATION SETS UP VICINITY
OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS SO STORM TRACK WILL BRING LOWS NORTHWARD INTO
THE EASTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 125 FOR WHITTIER.
MARINE...GALES 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130.
SEB JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 4:49 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 15, 2:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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