Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2007
Small Craft Advisory 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 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 251257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STORM FORCE 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 973 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO KIPNUK AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL BE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 251546 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 UPDATED ZONE 150 170 172 180 185 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 165 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STORM FORCE 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 973 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO KIPNUK AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL BE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 645 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 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. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRIDAY. A 972 MB LOW FRIDAY MORNING 430 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 975 MB ON SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260101 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 150 AND 171 HEADLINES. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRIDAY. A 972 MB LOW FRIDAY MORNING 430 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 975 MB ON SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 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. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING AND WEAKENS. A 970 MB LOW 410 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO OVER UNALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO NE 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT TONIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND INCREASING TO NE 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE 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 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 24, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 10:00 AM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
3 PM AST WED JAN 24 2007
.DISCUSSION...
A 955 MB LOW 400 MILES SOUTH OF ATKA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE A
DEPARTING LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. SATELLITE AND MODELS
SHOW AN OCCLUDED FRONT WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE DRAPED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND EXTENDING SOUTH OUT IN FRONT OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED LOW. A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MOST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO A SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY...USHERING IN A SIZABLE WARMUP
FOR ALL OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST...THE CURRENT ALEUTIAN
LOW IS BRINGING A WHOLE HOST OF HEADLINES TO THE WESTERN AOR.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE BEING CONTINUED FOR 181/185/187/191. IN GENERAL
WE/VE FOLLOWED THE GFS SOLUTION IN THE GOING FORECAST PACKAGE...THERE
APPEAR TO BE ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS AND
THE GFS HAS BEEN THE GOING MODEL OUT WEST AS OF LATE. AS SUCH...WE
EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION AT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TO BE A BIT MORE
DELAYED THAN PREVIOUS THOUGHT AND HAVE ACCORDINGLY HELD OFF THE
BLIZZARD WARNING TILL MIDDAY ON THURSDAY FOR 195. FOR THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THE TIMING AND POSITION OF THE OCCLUSION MEANS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT MAKING FOR A TRICKY
FORECAST. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE OCCLUSION WILL MOVE THROUGH
COLD BAY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE FROM
SNOW TO RAIN...WHILE FURTHER WEST THE OCCLUSION WILL STALL JUST
BEFORE DUTCH HARBOR AS THE LOW MOVES EAST ALLOWING SNOW TO BE THE
PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE THERE. THE EVENING SHIFT WILL HAVE TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. FURTHER EAST BLIZZARD WARNING HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR WEST OF DILLINGHAM ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
FOR COASTAL PORTIONS OF 155 WITH THE APPROACH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW.
SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST...SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO ALL
CLOUDS BY TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE EASTERN AOR AS THE ALEUTIAN
LOW STARTS TO AFFECT THE APPARENT WEATHER. HAVE ONLY SLIGHTLY TWEAKED
THE INHERITED GRIDS AS THEY LOOK ON TRACK. THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS WE
HAVE INCREASED THE WINDS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE 0Z PANC SOUNDING CONTINUES TO SHOW LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE ENTRENCHED BELOW 7500FT...THIS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT
WINDS AND SOME PARTIAL CLEARING AND/OR COLD AIR DRAINAGE TONIGHT
COULD SEE FOG FORMATION ACROSS USUAL FAVORED AREAS...INCLUDING THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL.
CLOUDS CONTINUE TO LOWER AND THICKEN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON
THURSDAY AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD START EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AT
KODIAK AND SPREAD NORTHEAST TO COASTAL KENAI PENINSULA BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW. WE/RE EXPECTING KODIAK ISLAND/SEWARD/WHITTIER TO ACCUMULATE
SOME SNOW TOMORROW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT. AS THE LOW TO THE WEST APPROACHES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STATE SLOWLY SLIDES EAST TO THE
YUKON...WINDS WILL PICK UP IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...A
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR 125. THE OCCLUSION CONTINUES TO
SLIDE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY TOMORROW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA...AS IT DOES SO AND APPROACHES THE COAST A BARRIER JET
DEVELOPS EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN RESPONSE TO THE PARALLEL
ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WATCH
HAS BEEN POSTED FOR 135. WARM AIR ADVECTION FOLLOWS THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THURSDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS TOMORROW EVENING ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MATSU BOROUGH.
THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO A DECENT CHINOOK EVENT FOR 1O1 INCLUDING
DRAINAGE OUT OF THE KNIK ARM NEAR PALMER AND BUTTE...A HIGH WIND
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 101. THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME COLD AIR
DRAINAGE ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ALONG WITH THE
CURRENT COLDER AIR NOT FULLY BEING ERODED OUT COULD KEEP WEEKEND
TEMPERATURES NEAR THE 0C MARK THROUGH SUNDAY.
LONG TERM...THE MEAN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ALASKA WEST COAST
CONTINUES TO MODULATE TO THE WEST AS THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA...A RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN PROGGED BY THE MODELS
FOR OVER A WEEK NOW...STRENGTHENS AND USHERS IN A MUCH WARMER REGIME
FOR NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY BEYOND. WITH A MEAN STORM TRACK ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING SEA APPROACHING ON SOUTHWEST FLOW...AND WITH THE
STRONG RIDGE LOCATED TO THE EAST...A PERSISTENT FLOW OF MOISTURE
LOOKS TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION FOR SOUTHERN
COASTAL ALASKA ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH DAY 7.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 161 181 185 187 191.
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 155.
HIGH WIND WATCH 101 135.
MARINE...GALES 125 140 141 150 179 180 185.
STORMS 120 130 132 138 155 160 165 170 171 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 138 140 141 160 165 179 185.
SDM JAN 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 12:26 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 5:20 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 6:34 AM AKST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.