Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 84, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 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 19, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 201212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 996 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211229 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THEN WEAK AND MOVE INLAND NEAR EMMONAK TUE AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE MORNING THEN TO 1013 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220105 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 980 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE WILL MOVE NEAR SHEMYA AT 970 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220206 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 172 HEADLINE 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. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 980 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE WILL MOVE NEAR SHEMYA AT 970 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY WED MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1013 MB NEAR COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY WED MORNING. A 991 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TUE AFTERNOON WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AND MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY WED EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 65 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 42 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING AND HAVE BEEN PRETTY
CONSISTENT IN THE SHORT TERM. GFS WAS CHOSEN OUT WEST FOR THE
DURATION. IN THE EAST NAM WAS CHOSEN IN THE SHORT TERM TO HANDLE THE
SMALLER FEATURES WHILE GFS WAS CHOSEN OVERALL FOR THE LONG TERM.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET THIS MORNING PUSHING ITS WAY STRAIGHT UP
THE WEST COAST. 12Z ANALYSIS INDICATES A JET MAX OF 120 KTS IS
SUPPORTING THE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE NORTHERN BERING WITH A SECOND JET
MAX OF 125 KTS SUPPORTING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE MAIN PORTION OF THE
STATE. AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THE STRONG WINDS ARE REACHING ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WARM AIR ADVECTION IS ALSO VERY
SIGNIFICANT WITH THESE SYSTEMS...WHICH HELPED TO STRENGTHEN THE RIDGE
BUT ALSO ELIMINATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY WARMING THE SURFACE.
MODELS ARE CURRENTLY FORECASTING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO
MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING AT 1005 MB...SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES THIS MAY BE SLIGHTLY UNDERDONE AND THE LOW MAY BE STRONGER
THAN FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE FORECAST REMAINS DRY FOR A VERY SHORT
TIME UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN CHANNELED AREAS...IN PARTICULAR ALONG TURNAGAIN
ARM...WITH SOUTHEASTERLIES AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WHILE THE FORECAST IS
FOR RAIN IN THE KODIAK AREA NORTHWARD THE COLD AIR IS ENTRENCHED AND
SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS IS A BORDERLINE
ADVISORY EVENT SO SNOW TOTALS SHOULD BE WATCHED CAREFULLY IN THE
UPCOMING FORECASTS. BY MONDAY THE MAIN TROUGH WILL HAVE MOVED THROUGH
THE EASTERN ZONES. A SECOND FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT THIS IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ALONG THE COAST THIS
MORNING AS THOSE STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ALL THE WARM AIR ADVECTION HAS ALSO LED TO
SOME ANOMALOUS WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. MIXED PRECIP
AND RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST COAST BUT IN THE KUSKOKWIM
RIVER VALLEY SNOW IS MORE LIKELY WITH THE OVERRUNNING. CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TEMPORARILY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY...
BUT AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE MODELS MAY HAVE UNDERFORECAST THE STRENGTH
OF THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
AND THIS WILL BRING HIGH WINDS AGAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS AND POTENTIALLY
ALONG THE COAST AS WELL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AFTER SUNDAYS LOW MOVES UP THE WEST COAST IT LOOKS LIKE A RETURN TO
COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE STATE. A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING AND THIS SHOULD BRING COLD AIR THROUGH THE
MAINLAND. CONSEQUENTLY THE FORECAST STILL CALLS FOR A CHANCE OF SNOW
FOR MOST LOCATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 155 161
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160
165 180 170 171 176 185 179
STORM 160
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 10:32 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:11 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:11 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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