Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. THIS FRONT GRADUALLY WEAKENS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 101300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AND QUICKLY DEEPENS TO 952 MB 130 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111411 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 150 155 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AND QUICKLY DEEPENS TO 952 MB 130 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120013 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. AN INTENSE 952 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO ATTU SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 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. PKZ199-130300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT EAST AND MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 45 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 45 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 45 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 35 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 40 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 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 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST WED JAN 9 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM THROUGH THURSDAY. CONSISTENCY WITH PREVIOUS RUNS IS ALSO GOOD. FRIDAY AND BEYOND THE MODELS ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH THE LOW COMING INTO THE SOUTHER GULF ALTHOUGH THE NAM AND GFS HAVE FAIRLY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. GENERALLY WENT WITH A GOOD NUDGE TOWARD GFS THIS MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD 500 MB TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ROTATE EASTWARD WHILE AND THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL BY FRIDAY. A BERING SEA OMEGA BLOCK WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER JET CONTINUES TO REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH OF RUNNING ALONG 35N. THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO CHANGE BY SUNDAY AS THE JET BEGINS TO PUSH UP AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MORE STORMY PATTERN ALONG THE WEST COAST. AT THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOVING IN AND OUT OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WELL INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FEED COLD AIR OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL... WITH THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST AND THE GULF LOW IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS EXPECT AREAS OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE OVER MOST AREAS IN SOUTHCENTAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONTINUED MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLDER WITH THE WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW. ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA... WITH THE HIGH IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MOST AREAS WITH MORE PERSISTENT SHOWERS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A MODERATE STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY BRINGING SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH IT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MID RANGE MODELS SHOW THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL HOLD THROUGH SATURDAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ON SUNDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE FEEL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLDER DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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