Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 011609 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 UPDATED ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW 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. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
714 FZAK52 PAFC 020014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020645 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE COMPLEX 961 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 976 MB. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL FORM 185 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY SAT AND MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AND TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040047 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040126 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040646 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 945 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041339 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 CORRECTED FOR RETRANSMISSION. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY THE GFS/NAM ARE THE MODELS USED IN
THE FORECAST PACKAGE TODAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA STRETCHING
TO THE WEST OVER RUSSIA. A BROAD TROUGH COVERS THE STATE EXTENDING
DOWN OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA. AN UPPER CUTOFF LOW OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY UNTIL IT IS ABSORBED BY A BROAD TROUGH ROTATING IN FROM
THE WEST BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER LOW OUT WEST SUPPORTS A FAIRLY
INTENSE SURFACE LOW WHICH WILL ROTATE AROUND THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND ENTERS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIFYING.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG WITH COLD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AREAS OF
PATCHY FOG CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM MAINLY OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
AND DOWN OVER ANCHORAGE BOWL. A SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE DOWN OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY SHOULD BRING CLOUDS INTO THE AREA BUT DO NOT
EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION BUT COULD SEE SOME SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS.
WITH A FAIRLY TIGHT GRADIANT ALONG THE GULF COAST STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AS THE GULF LOW WEAKENS SOME.
SOUTHWEST....CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD WITH LITTLE WIND THROUGH
THURSDAY. EXPECT SOME SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY WITH THE SHORTWAVE
ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP COLD AIR...LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG OVER MOST OF THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG FRONT
MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND RAIN TO MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS
SPREADING EAST ON FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH SNOW
SHOWERS WITH THE EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW. SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS
FAIRLY DRY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING JUST OFFSHORE. LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING SNOW TO
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST BEFORE RETREATING BACK INTO THE GULF
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 121 129 150 172 175
STORMS 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Jan 1, 7:08 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 1, 8:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:02 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 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.