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Storm Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 21, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 230058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KISKA TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 972 MB WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230157 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 160 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KISKA TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 972 MB WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 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 21, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN MOSTLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
FIRST FEW DAYS. THERE IS SOME SIGNIFICANT DIVERGENCE IN THE BERING
SEA PAST 74 HOURS BUT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL. THE LARGER ISSUE LOOKS TO
BE IN THE NEAR TERM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA. SATELLITE SHOWS A
WAVE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT IS NOT ON THE GFS MODEL AT ALL. IT IS
ON THE NAM MODEL BUT THE NAM HAS IT MOVING NORTH TOO QUICKLY AND A
LITTLE FAR TO THE WEST. IN SHORT...THIS LOOKS TO BE A FEATURE THAT
WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST BUT NONE OF THE
MODELS APPEAR TO HANDLE IT VERY WELL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG LOW MOVING OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA IS ON TRACK AND SHOULD MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT
AND THEN TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AFTER THAT. THIS LOW IS QUITE WARM
AND IS BRINGING RAIN AHEAD OF IT AND WITH IT. THE TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT IS RATHER SHARP BEHIND THIS LOW AND AREAS WEST OF IT WILL BE
IN SNOW.
IN THE EAST THE BIG QUESTION IS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING UP THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE APPEARS TO BE MORE OF AN UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE SINCE THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR THERE ARE NOT SHOWING A
STRONG RESPONSE TO IT. HOWEVER IT IS IN A DATA SPARSE AREA AND RADAR
SHOWS A LOT OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND IN THE
NORTHERN GULF WITH IT. THE SUSPICION IS THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A BIG
INFLUENCE ON SURFACE GRADIENT BECAUSE OF IT BUT THERE WILL BE A BIT
OF PRECIPITATION WITH IT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...LOTS OF PROBLEM AREAS OUT WEST WITH THIS LOW.
THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS GETTING CLOSE TO WIND WARNING CRITERIA AS THE
FRONT IS RIGHT ON THEM AND SO ARE THE STRONGEST WINDS. THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS WILL GET INTO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING WITH SNOW. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING...AND RIGHT NOT IT
PROBABLY WILL NOT. THINKING IS THAT THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
MOVING OUT AS THE WIND INCREASES AND THERE WILL ONLY BE OCCASIONAL
PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA IS ALSO A BLIZZARD CANDIDATE FOR TOMORROW. IT
WILL BE WARM AND RAINY TONIGHT BUT THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY AND THEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SNOW AS THE
TEMPERATURE RAPIDLY DROPS. EASTERN AREA OF ZONE 155 MAY ALSO STRUGGLE
WITH THIS AS WELL AS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL
BE BREEZY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
IN THE EAST THE BIG QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH WIND AND HOW MUCH
MELTING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. CURRENTLY FORECASTS
HAVE BEEN FOR A CHINOOK WIND EVENT WITH WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL
TURNING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE STRONG LOW
OUT WEST AND THE TRACK IT IS TAKING OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND. IN ANCHORAGE
THE SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD COME OVER THE CITY AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN
THE LOW PASSES NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THERE IS A WRENCH IN THE
WORKS IN THE POSSIBLE INFLUENCE FROM THE WAVE IN THE GULF. IF IT DOES
HAVE A STRONGER EFFECT AT THE SURFACE IT WILL BAG OUT THE PRESSURE
FIELD AND GREATLY DIMINISH WINDS FROM WHAT ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER
THIS REMAINS MORE OF A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAN A LIKELY SCENARIO.
SUMMED UP...IT IS POSSIBLE IT WILL BE MORE OF A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF
WIND UP COOK INLET THAN A CHINOOK EVENT WITH ADIABATIC WARMING OFF TE
MOUNTAINS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA WILL RETURN TO MORE
NORMAL LEVELS BY MID WEEK. BY WEDNESDAY A RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ATTEMPT TO CLEAR OUT A GOOD BIT OF THE AREA...BUT
BEWARE OF FOG AND STRATUS AS THERE IS A LOT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE
LEFT BY THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
A LARGE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MID WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 171 172 176 179 180 185.
STORM 155 160 165 170 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:54 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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