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Gale Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 17, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

506 
FZAK62 PAFC 171202
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT MORNING. A 987
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N 178W SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB
NEAR 62N 177W MONDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

8 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 171540 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

UPDATED ZONES 412 AND 413

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-180300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT MORNING. A 987
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N 178W SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB
NEAR 62N 177W MONDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND SHIFTING TO N 30 KT W OF 175W 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
177W...WIND BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-180300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

505 
FZAK62 PAFC 172330
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-181500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
59N 174W SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 63N 179W MON
AFTERNOON AT 1010 MB. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 170W
MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.
$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 181253
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-190300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 986 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 175E MON
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING. A
DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW NEAR 43N 178W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AT 45N
174W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 56N 173W TUE
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF 178W...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 
10 TO  20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF 178W...W TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...SE TO S WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 174W...
VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 190015
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-191500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 175E TUE MORNING.
A 973 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 179W TUE
AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 56N 153W WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB NEAR 51N
150W MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. 
$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 191250
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 60N 172E TUE MORNING.
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174W WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR 48N 168W TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 173W AT 993 MB WED MORNING. A 998 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 174W MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 63N 171E AT SAME
INTENSITY BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF 176W...E 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
WEST OF 176W...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 178W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
EAST OF 175W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 175W...EAST WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 175W...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 T0 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 191333 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
435 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

UPDATED 411 412

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-200300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 60N 172E TUE MORNING.
A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174W WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR 48N 168W TUE
MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 173W AT 993 MB WED MORNING. A 998 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 174W MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 63N 171E AT SAME
INTENSITY BY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
435 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
435 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF 176W...E 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
WEST OF 176W...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 178W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
EAST OF 175W...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 175W...EAST WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 175W...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 T0 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 192321
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-201500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 47N 172W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 165W TUE NIGHT. A
DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW NEAR 55N 170W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 177W WED
AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE EAST TO NEAR 46N 180
AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-201500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 201253
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-210300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 990 MB LOW NEAR 47N 170W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AT 54N 176W WED
MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 991 MB AT 56N 178W THU MORNING. A 990 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 49N 168W WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB AT
54N 167W THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ411-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-210300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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 16, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY BUT START TO RUN INTO
CONFLICTING SOLUTION OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
ON SUNDAY. NAM MODEL APPEARS TO BE MOVING THE NEXT STORM APPROACHING
THE GULF FASTER THAN THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS. GFS APPEARS TO HAVE
THE BEST OVERALL SOLUTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE INTENSE 950 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED MOVED ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVED
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF. STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND DEVELOPED OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND A GOOD PORTION OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. AREAS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVED
THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR IN THE AFTERNOON.

UPPER AIR. THE MAIN CORE OF STRONG SOUTH WINDS REMAIN OVER THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA, BUT IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD. AN UPPER
LOW OVER THE SIBERIA IS BEGINNING TO MOVE SOUTH TOWARD THE BERING
SEA. ANOTHER UPPER LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM IS MOVING NORTH WITH THE
SURFACE SYSTEM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SURFACE LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF THE STATE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE
BEAUFORT SEA NEAR BARROW SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND COOK INLET WILL MOVE
EAST THROUGH THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME
STATIONARY OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL AK...RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH FROM
THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN
CHANNELED AREAS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. CLOUDS AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN
AND WIND WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WITH THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME
SOUTHWEST AS THE INTENSE LOW MOVES UP THE COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL END THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR OFF
THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN DROP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SKIES WILL PARTIALLY CLEAR WEST OF DILLINGHAM AND
SLEETMUTE. AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE
SUNDAY.

BERING SEA...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLAND
THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE BERING SEA. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL FORM FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA BY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK TO
NEAR NORMAL LEVELS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONES 101, 125, 135 AND 161.
         BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONES 155 AND 195.
MARINE...GALE 125, 130, 132, 138, 155, 165, 170, 172, 179, 180, 185
         STORM 120, 150, 160,
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM JAN 09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 16, 4:05 PM AKST	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	179 days
Jan 16, 4:18 PM AKST	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 16, 4:37 PM AKST	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 16, 11:58 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	7 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	20 hr
Jan 17, 1:27 PM AKST	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.