Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 17, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 17, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI AFTERNOON A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB AND MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 17, 10:40 AM AKST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 10:40 AM AKST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
340 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z GFS MODEL RUN SEEMS TO BE MORE IN SYNC WITH
12Z NAM FROM ANALYSIS THROUGH 36 HRS WITH LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND.
PREVIOUS MODEL VERSIONS HAD LOW EITHER TOO FAR EAST OR WEST VERSUS
NAM POSITIONING. STICKING WITH 12Z NAM OVER EASTERN DOMAIN AND 12Z
GFS OVER WESTERN DOMAIN THROUGH 36 HRS AND THEN GOING WITH 12Z GFS
FOR THE REST OF PERIOD OVER ENTIRE DOMAIN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER JET INTENSIFIES OVER ALEUTIANS
CHAIN STARTING FRIDAY MORNING AND REACHES 150 KT OVER EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. A STRONG STORM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
DEEPEN THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT. AS THIS STORM DEEPENS A RESULTING STRONG RIDGE BUILDS OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA. A WARMING TREND EXPECTED OVER EASTERN BERING SEA AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. 12Z GFS SPLITS
THE ENERGY OF THE STRONG STORM IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE BELOW WIND WARNING CRITERIA FOR WESTERN DOMAIN. HOWEVER,
WINDS STILL EXPECTED TO BE STRONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH OVER THE
ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 170 172 175 179 185 411 412 414.
GALE 120 130 150 155 160 165 171 176 180 413.
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JWP 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 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, 12:51 PM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.