Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 103, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 300148 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 UPDATED 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A LARGE COMPLEX 1003 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 982 MB 280 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ 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 29, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALOFT...A STRONG SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO ALASKA
FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN THIS MORNING AS IT TRIES TO MOVE AROUND THE
BASE OF A STRONG LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA. STRONG
RIDGING REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER MOST OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A
STRONG RIDGE IS ALSO LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA AND WESTERN
BERING. NORTHERLY FLOW WITH ORIGINS OVER THE NORTH POLE CONTINUES TO
PUSH COLD AIR SOUTHWARD OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALONG THE WEST COAST.
A BAGGY UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS
THE NORTHERN GULF.
AT THE SURFACE...A 991 MB LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE ALASKAN PENINSULA IS CONTINUING ITS TREK UP COOK INLET DURING THE
DAY TODAY...WITH LIGHT OVERRUNNING PRECIP CURRENTLY ENCOMPASSING MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL AHEAD OF THIS LOW. WEAK SURFACE RIDGING PERSISTS
ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN BERING SEA...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A LOW IS WEST OF
SHEMYA...AND A LARGE AND COMPLEX DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS DEVELOPING ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING THE AKPEN LOW TO THE NORTHERN
GULF/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA BY THU NIGHT AND LEAVING A TROUGH IN
THAT AREA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. DIFFERENCES IN FORECAST SOLUTIONS
ARE MORE EVIDENT WITH THE DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA. THIS
FEATURE IS NOT DEPICTED AS TWIN LOWS BY THE EC...AND WHILE THE MODELS
COME TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IT WAS
DECIDED TO GO TOWARD THE SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OF THE GFS AS
IT BRINGS THE LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ON SAT. IN GENERAL THE FORECAST
LEANS TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS ON NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THAT POINT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SAT AND
THEN MOVES TOWARD THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE AKPEN TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL KEEP SNOW OVER THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. AS CONDITIONS
IMPROVE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING
SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE KUSKOKWIM ZONES FRI. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...EXCEPT FOR SOME SNOW OVER THE
AKPEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVING ALONG THE CHAIN.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH FRI...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS CONTINUING EAST OF THE
TALKEETNAS THROUGH SAT. AT THAT POINT THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES INTO THE
GULF AND BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS AND THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND THEN
RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WEAK
RIDGING WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST AK DRY DURING THE SAME STRETCH. SOUTHEAST
OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS WEST OF THE TALKEETNAS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH SNOW ALONG THE COAST AND COPPER
RIVER BASIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 132 138 140 150 155 160 172 175
STORMS 130
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 141 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS/CC JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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