Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 16, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2008, 4:45 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 955 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 171405 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 955 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 300NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 400NM NORTH OF ADAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAKENING TO 997 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 250NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 980 MB LOW 700NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 250NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRIDAY EVENING STRENGTHENING TO 953 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 300NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 957 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI AFTERNOON A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND AT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181914 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI AFTERNOON A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 2 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 1015 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND AT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190116 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 415 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 260 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 63N 178W BY SUN MORNING. SUN AFTERNOON A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191544 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 160 HEADLINES 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. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 260 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 63N 178W BY SUN MORNING. SUN AFTERNOON A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 640 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL NORTH TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH. A 989 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN 968 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB 180 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 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. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210054 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO 150 EAST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210647 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 180 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO 150 EAST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 945 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 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 16, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 16 2008
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM MODEL DID WELL YESTERDAY INTO THIS MORNING AS
IT WAS THE ONLY MODEL TO LOCK ONTO THE POLAR LOW THAT WAS SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR YESTERDAY AND BRING IT TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY
TODAY. THIS MAY BE IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND AS THE GFS AND NAM
DIFFER ON THE STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT OF ANOTHER LOW THAT IS DEVELOPING
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NAM KEEP THE LOW CLOSER TO THE COAST AND
STRONGER THAN THE GFS WHICH IS A BIT WEAKER AND MOVES THE LOW NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND. THE LOW IS CURRENTLY IN A DATA VOID AREA OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC SO IT IS HARD TO SEE HOW THE MODELS ARE CURRENTLY
HANDLING IT. IT MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE A STRENGTH SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
THESE TWO SOLUTIONS. IN THE BERING SEA THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE QUITE
SIMILAR WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES UNTIL AROUND 72 HOURS. AT
THIS POINT THE MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THIS COMPLEX
LOW AND WHICH LOW CENTER WILL BE THE MAIN CENTER AND WHICH ONES WILL
BE WEAKER.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...JET STREAM IS MOVING SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF AS IT RIDES OVER A LARGE RIDGE OVER THE
WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 50N 160W CAN BE
SEEN ON SATELLITE AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY
NIGHT. WEST OF THIS SYSTEM THERE IS A LOW SPINNING AROUND NORTH OF
AMCHITKA THAT IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS BUT DOES NOT HAVE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. FOG AND OR STRATUS HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF DEVELOPING FROM
BRISTOL BAY ALL THE WAY TO THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH FRESH SNOWFALL
AND CLEARING SKIES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND PRIBILOFS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LARGE PUSH OF WARM AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
STATE THIS WEEKEND. A HIGH AMPLITUDE WARM RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND A JET STREAK WILL RUN SOUTH TO NORTH ALONG
160W FROM 40N INTO NORTHERN ALASKA BY SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME A STRONG
LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND GREATLY TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AS 850 MB TEMPERATURES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION TO 2 TO
4 DEGREES C ABOVE. THE RESULT WILL PROBABLY BE RAIN IN BRISTOL BAY
AND A CHINOOK EVENT SATURDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...INCLUDING
ANCHORAGE. BRISTOL BAY ANS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL LIKELY SEE RAIN AS
THIS WARM WET SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 352.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185 411 412.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:42 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 16, 5:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 10:39 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 12:51 PM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.