Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 112, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 311301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311329 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 132 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311717 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 815 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311848 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 UPDATED AREA 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 815 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 945 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 312127 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 RETRANSMISSION MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 815 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SE WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 945 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010125 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 129. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT.. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 31 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 30, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 30 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SAME ISSUES AS THE PAST FEW DAYS. MODELS ARE GOOD
IN THE SHORT TERM...NO SO GOOD LATER ON. THE PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME
WITH THE MODELS UNABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON WHERE THE TRIPLE POINT
LOWS WILL FORM AND THEN WHERE TO MOVE THEM WHEN THEY DO. LOOKING AT
THE OVERALL SITUATION IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT THE LOWS THAT DEVELOP THIS
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. GFS TAKES THIS APPROACH BUT
THE NEW ECMWF PUSHES THE ENERGY INTO THE BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM
LOCATION DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PUSH INTO THE BERING SEA AND THE GFS
IS PREFERRED OVERALL. IT IS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES AS WELL BUT IT
LOOKS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH FORECASTING WHERE THE LOWS SHOULD
DEVELOP AND MOVE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS
WEAKENING AND HEADING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT
WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS HELPED TO MIX THE AIR ENOUGH TO BREAK
UP MOST OF THE FOG THAT WAS OCCURRING YESTERDAY IN THAT AREA. SHORT
WAVE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING ANY PRECIPITATION TO SPEAK OF AS
IT PASSES THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL.
A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTH OF AMCHITKA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN IN THAT AREA AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...FOG AND STRATUS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SHOULD
DISSIPATE AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASE AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE
MOVES IN OVERNIGHT FRO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AREA
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.
THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL SEE THE EFFECTS
OF THE LARGE LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR AS THE FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND THEN MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD TURN TO RAIN THURSDAY AS THE WARMER PART OF THE SYSTEM MOVES
IN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE LONG TERM FORECASTS
DUE TO THE MODEL INCONSISTENCIES DISCUSSED ABOVE. MAINLAND ALASKA
SHOULD SEE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING DURING THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE
MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS REMAIN ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 170 179.
STORM 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 141.
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 29, 7:15 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 30, 12:14 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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