Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 6, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT AMCHITKA WEST. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 071307 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 CORRECT ZONE 150 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT AMCHITKA WEST. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080049 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT AMCHITKA WESTWARD. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080213 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 CORRECTED 150 155 160 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 515 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 515 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 515 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 515 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT AMCHITKA WESTWARD. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 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. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 6, 7:45 AM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 7:45 AM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1245 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...OMEGA BLOCK IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED WITH
A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND CLOSED LOWS
OVER KAMCHATKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS LIFTING
NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. SURFACE FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW TO A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST NORTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC. THE LOW OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SINKING SOUTHEASTWARD. SHORT-WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THE LOW ARE HELPING TO ENHANCE COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS
AND WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW (EASTERN BERING/ALASKA
PENINSULA) AND CONTRIBUTING TO LIGHT SNOW AHEAD OF THE LOW (OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL). A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS DRIFTING
SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA IN RESPONSE TO THE
UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD. MOISTURE IS ON THE INCREASE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS OVERSPREADING
THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION AS WELL AS THE WESTERN KENAI AND
ANCHORAGE. FINALLY THERE IS A LARGE MATURE LOW NEAR 45N 170W...BUT
IT IS NOT IMPACTING THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS A WELL DEFINED TRIPLE POINT WHICH SHOULD DEVELOP INTO A LOW
BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL DISAGREEMENTS BEGIN TO SHOW UP AS THE
TRIPLE POINT LOW MENTIONED ABOVE TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THE GFS IS THE ODD MODEL OUT IN STALLING THE LOW FARTHER SOUTH AND
WEST AND PUSHING TROUGH NORTH AND WEST OF LOW CENTER FARTHER WEST
ACROSS THE GULF. THE GFS THEN MAINTAINS A LOW OVER THE MIDDLE OF
THE GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF/UKMET/NAM ARE ALL IN FAIR
AGREEMENT ON BRINGING THE ORIGINAL LOW FARTHER EAST WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING TO NORTHERN GULF WHERE A NEW LOW FORMS. THE KEY IS IN
THE UPPER LEVELS WHERE THE GFS HOLDS BACK THE UPPER TROUGH WHILE
THE OTHER MODELS SWING IT NORTHWARD. HAVE COORDINATED WITH JUNEAU
WFO TO GO WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS ON THIS ONE. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR
CHANGES IN THE SHORT-TERM. THE MAIN CHANGES WILL BE FINE-TUNING OF
PRECIPITATION FORECAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...NORTHERN GULF LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE WHILE ANOTHER SURFACE LOW FORMS
BACK OVER THE GULF AND AGAIN TRACKS TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA.
MEANWHILE...UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTAET ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE UPPER LOW CENTER DROPS TO KODIAK ISLAND ON
MONDAY. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN
DRIER...BUT WEAK UPPER LIFT MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT TUESDAY
WITH SNOW CHANCES MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION AND
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GO THROUGH PERIODS OF STRENGTHENING
AND WEAKENING...BUT GENERAL PATTERN WILL REMAIN THE SAME IN THE
SHORT-TERM. SO COLD ADVECTION SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING/SOUTHWEST COAST/ALASKA PENINSULA. INLAND
AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WITH MID TO HIGH CLOUDS ACCOSIATED WITH
UPPER LOW DROPPING THROUGH. SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES AS MOISTURE ADVECTS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS FROM THE EAST AND COLD AIR CONTINUES TO ADVECT IN FROM
THE WEST.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WITH BLOCKING RIDGE OVERHEAD AND JET WELL
TO THE SOUTH DO NOT EXPECT ANY MAJOR SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE REGION
IN THE SHORT-TERM. THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WILL REMAIN SO AS IT SLOWLY ELONGATES AND SHEARS
APART ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...OMEGA BLOCK WILL HOLD IN PLACE FOR A WHILE
SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THROUGH THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 132.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 179 180
185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:12 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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