Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2008, 2:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 5, 2008, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051604 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 052031 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 125 AND 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052117 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1215 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 052138 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1238 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 125 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD LATE SUN NIGHT AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 1130 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1215 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH END OF INLET. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060056 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 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. PKZ197-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS TO 35 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS TO 35 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 5 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE OUTER BAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE OUTER BAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE OUTER BAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ197-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON ...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 5, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 12:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SAT JAN 5 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS OVER NORTHWESTERN ALASKA WITH A
TROUGH EXTENDING DOWN INTO THE FAR EASTERN GULF AND ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS FROM EASTERN
SIBERIA DOWN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW IS BETWEEN THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD TROUGH STRETCHES OVER THE GULF DOWN TO A LOW
ANCHORED NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. A WEAK DISSIPATING LOW IN
THE CENTRAL GULF HAS BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT. A
RIDGE IS DRAPED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS KEEPING BROAD
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A STRENGTHENING LOW IS
JUST EAST OF THE TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND MOVING NORTHEAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OVERALL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY
OF THE GFS MODEL BEING THE BEST. THEREFORE WAS ABLE TO USE THE
EXISTING FORECAST OR TRENDED TOWARD THE LATEST GFS RUN FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WEAK SURFACE PATTERN IS AIDING
IN AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING MAINLY ALONG COOK INLET AND THE KNIK ARM.
LOW VISIBILITIES SHOULD DIMINISH BY THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW NEAR THE
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND IS PROGGED TO MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF BY SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON THE
OUTER PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST AT FIRST. THEN A STRONG SHORTWAVE
MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE GULF AND INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION AND PUSHES INLAND TO AFFECT SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER
BASIN...KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
THEN CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE THE LOW PULLS SOUTH INTO THE
GULF. THE PATTERN DOES NOT LOOK GREAT FOR SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...HOWEVER WILL MOST LIKELY SEE SCATTERED
SHOWERS. KODIAK WILL REMAIN IN GUSTY COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW LIKELY
TO REACH GALE FORCE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BE ENDING TODAY AS THE NEARBY
WEAKENING LOW MOVES FURTHER EAST AND DIMINISHES.
WESTERN MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...GUSTY COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
CONTINUES OVER THE MAINLAND. A FAIRLY STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL BE MOVING
EAST OVER THE AREA TO INCREASE WINDS TODAY. MOST AREAS WILL BE
STAYING MAINLY DRY EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AND
LIGHT SNOW OVER NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
BERING AND ALEUTIANS...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS THE
CENTRAL BERING RIDGE PUSHES EAST. WEATHER FRONT FROM THE LOW NEAR
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS AND A RAIN AND SNOW
MIX TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING TODAY THEN MOVING EAST OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. THE RIDGE SHOULD HOLD OFF ANY FURTHER
EAST PROGRESSION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE
RELATIVELY THE SAME THROUGHOUT MID NEXT WEEK...LOW OR TROUGH OVER THE
MAINLAND AND A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WITH A FEW
SURFACE SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. CONTINUED COLD
TEMPERATURES FLOWING OVER WESTERN MAINLAND AND SEVERAL WEAK SYSTEMS
IN THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165
179 180 185
...GALE 130 132 150 155 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LR JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 10:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 11:45 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 5, 6:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 5, 7:38 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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