Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2008
Brisk Wind Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2008, 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 161258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 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 984 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB AND MOVE TO 240 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. ON FRI MORNING A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170049 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 325 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA AT 995 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170738 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 UPDATED ZONE 176 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 325 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA AT 995 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 1040 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 955 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171405 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 955 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 300NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 400NM NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAKENING TO 997 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 250NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 980 MB LOW 700NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 250NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRIDAY EVENING STRENGTHENING TO 953 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 300NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 957 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE NEAR TERM. THEY
DO DIVERGE RATHER QUICKLY AFTER 36 HOURS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF FRONTAL WAVES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE BERING SEA
LOW TRACK THROUGH 120 HOURS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL AMOUNG THE
MODELS...HOWEVER THEIR TIMING IS VERY DIFFERENT. THIS IS NOT A HUGE
SURPRISE IN THIS TYPE OF PATTERN. THEREFORE THERE IS NOT A HUGE
DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS AT THIS TIME.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MOST STRIKING FEATURE WHEN LOOKING
AT THE SATELLITE IS THE JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THAT EXTENDS FROM AROUND 25N 180W INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
A STRONG LOW JUST NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTON
SOUND OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF KISKA ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. AN INTERESTING FEATURE
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR IS A POLAR LOW THAT IS A BIT STRONGER THAN THE
MODELS ARE SHOWING. THIS LOW IS DECOUPLED FROM THE JET STREAM BUT IS
STILL HOLDING TOGETHER AND MOVING STEADILY NORTHEAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LARGE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS BRINGING A LOT OF MOISTURE THAT IS OVERRIDING
THE COLD AIR THAT IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA. THIS RESULTING SNOW IS
LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA INTO WEDNESDAY.
THE SUSITNA VALLEY IS ALSO RECEIVING A GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW WITH THE
SNOW ADVISORY IN ZONE 145 VERIFYING NICELY. THE SHORT TERM WILD CARD
IS THE POLAR LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE NAM HAS IT MOVING INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW. THIS COULD PRODUCE MORE SNOWFALL IN
THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA SHOULD IT TAKE THIS TRACK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT A BIG CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN BETWEEN
NOW AND THE WEEKEND. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICAN AND THE JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SNOW ADVISORY 145.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 150 160 165 172 179 180 351 352 412 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 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.