Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 240330 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 185 AND 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ 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 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .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. RAIN AND SNOW. .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. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ 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 625 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...E 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. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240654 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 165 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. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .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. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240705 AAC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 UPDATED ZONES 165 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ 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 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .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. RAIN AND SNOW. .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. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1000 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 90 KT THIS EVENING. 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 625 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...E 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. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 625 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 180 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY FRI EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT WILL PASS OVER THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THU NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THU NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 390 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 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 23, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN NICE AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY. NO
MAJOR PROBLEMS THROUGH 100 HOURS. NAM LEAVES A RESIDUAL LOW SOUTHEAST
OF CORDOVA AT 72 HOURS WHERE THE GFS JUST HAS A TROUGH BUT THAT
SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE FORECASTS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LOW THAT WAS ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA YESTERDAY IS NOW EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUING
OUT OF THE AREA. A STRONG JET MAX RIDING OVER THE RIDGE BEHIND THIS
LOW AND ENHANCING THE WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. VERY STRONG COLD
ADVECTION IS ASSOCIATION WITH THIS JET MAX IS ALSO ENHANCING WINDS.
IN THE WEST...A VERY IMPRESSIVE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS
PLOWING INTO THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. THE RESULT HAS BEEN WINDS GUSTING
TO 74 KT AT BUOY 46070 IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. 44 FT SEAS HAVE
ALSO BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM AT THAT BUOY. THIS SYSTEM HAS
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WITH IT AND A LONG DUE SOUTH JET CAN BE
SEEN ON THE SATELLITE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE EAST...THE SNOW IN EASTERN ALASKA WILL END LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THEY HAVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL. CHANNELED
TERRAIN WILL SEE STRONG GUSTS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE MIXING FROM
THE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY DRY AIR...AS EVIDENCED BY THE LOW DEW
POINTS...WILL KEEP ANY FOG OR STRATUS FROM DEVELOPING AS SKIES CLEAR
OUT.
THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BUT IT
WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A TOUGH CALL RIGHT NOW IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH WIND AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE A BLIZZARD ALONG THE COAST IN
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THURSDAY. THIS AREA COULD BE A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY IF NOT A BLIZZARD. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE MONITORED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ARE LOOKING VERY
SIMILAR TO TUESDAY THROUGH TODAY. THE CURRENT LOW IN THE BERING SEA
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND GIVE ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF SNOW IN SOUTH
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND
THEN SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT AGAIN.
AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA
FRIDAY...HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN TODAYS STORM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...GALE 121 129 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 180.
STORM 130 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 185.
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 22, 10:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Jan 23, 10:47 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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