Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 102, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A LARGE COMPLEX 1005 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT AT 995 MB AND THEN STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 300058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A LARGE COMPLEX 1003 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 982 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300148 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 UPDATED 150 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A LARGE COMPLEX 1003 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 982 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 440 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ..GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY.. ..HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS SLOWLY MERGES INTO A 983 MB LOW SAT AFTERNOON 275 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN WEAKENS TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 310034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SUN. A 987 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 700 WEST OF ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM WEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK RIDGING WILL EXTEND THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 948 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 42 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND IN
THE GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT THE MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO
RADICALLY DIVERGE AROUND THE ALEUTIANS AROUND FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENT
HPC GUIDANCE TENDS TO LEAN TOWARD THE EUROPEAN SOLUTION IN THE MID
TERM THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINLY BECAUSE THE MODELS HAVE NOT
BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE LAST FEW RUNS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. THE
UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IS STARTING TO DEEPEN. THE BROAD
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS STILL DRIFTING
EAST.
AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE SURFACE LOW LIES OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE
GULF OF ALASKA. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAD MOVED INTO MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW COVERS MOST SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND THE
BERING SEA. DRY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NORTH WIND HAS KEPT
CLOUDS AND SNOW OUT OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
CANADA BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT EXTENDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN SPREADS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA FRIDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND UP COOK INLET TO NEAR ANCHORAGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL TURN EAST INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
FRIDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. A COMPLEX LOW OVER OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW WILL OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. LARGEST
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL
MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND, COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THESE AREA WITH THE COLD AIR. WINDS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG OVER THE LOWER COOK INLET, THE BARREN
ISLANDS AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...SNOW OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ANS
PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL AS THE BULK OF THE COLD ADVECTION
SHIFTS EASTWARD WITH THE SURFACE LOW. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG DELTA COAST AND PASTS OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY.
BERING SEA...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS AND
DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE
SATURDAY. SNOW AND WIND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST OF THE LOW SWING NORTH INTO
THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY EVENING AND MOVE ONTO CENTRAL GULF COAST
SUNDAY. MORE SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND
SATURDAY AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
BLIZZARD WATCH AKPEN.
MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 160, 170, 171,
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:09 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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