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Storm Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 19, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
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 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 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 1:30 PM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
630 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS
HAVE SLOWED THE NEXT STORM MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST BERING SEA OTHERWISE
THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN. BEYOND MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE MODELS HAVE WIDELY DIVERGE SOLUTION FOR NEXT STORM APPROACHING
THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. THE
300 MB JET ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
THE STATE STILL APPEARS TO BE CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE FRONT.

CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THE MAIN LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA IS STILL MOVING NORTH WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WITH A LOT OF SUBTROPICAL AIR
MOVING NORTH ALONG IT. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE GULF IS DRIFTING
EAST WITH THE UPPER RIDGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THIS AREA WILL GRADUALLY COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST INTO KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AND INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY. RAIN OVER
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD INTO THE LOWER COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD UP THE NORTHERN COOK INLET AND
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND INTO THE REST OF THE VALLEY
SUNDAY. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT A LOT OF MOISTURE IS FLOWING UP THE
FRONT, SNOWFALL OVER THE VALLEY COULD BE SIGNIFICANT.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCREASES. WINDS SPEED COULD REACH WARNING
LEVELS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CREATE DOWNSLOPE
CONDITIONS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA THAT
LITTLE RAIN OF SNOW IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE FRONT IS ALONG ON TOPS OF
THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL HAVE WEAKEN AND NOT AS MUCH MOISTURE WILL FED INTO THESE AREAS.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALONG THE COAST WITH JUST A LITTLE SLOPPING
OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE AREA MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INLAND AND WEAKEN FROM
THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TONIGHT AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY. COOLER
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR OR BELOW
FREEZING OVER NIGHT ALONG THE WEST COAST. RAIN WITH BECOME SHOWERS
BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE COOLING TEMPERATURES.
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MORE RAIN AND
SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST COAST MONDAY.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN MONDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER
THE BERING WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. MORE GALE FORCE TO POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO NW ALASKA
TUESDAY WITH HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE BERING SEA BEHIND IT.
LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE
GULF AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CLEAR THE SKIES
OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA AND WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE COOLER
TEMPS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 101 TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:36 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC28 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 days
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 20, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Jan 20, 11:05 AM AKSTHeavy Snow WarningAFC14 hr

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Sources

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