Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AR 976 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021536 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AR 976 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021557 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AT 976 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030044 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND RAPIDLY TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030144 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND RAPIDLY TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE SAT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP SAT AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SITKA SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN REMAINS
IN PLACE WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND COMPLEX CLOSED
LOWS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND NORTHERN CANADA. THE
SUB-TROPICAL IS WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. A
SHORT-WAVE IS CURRENTLY DROPPING DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE BERING
RIDGE ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA...BRINGING A REINFORCEMENT OF ARCTIC
AIR WITH IT. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ARE ALREADY
QUITE BRUTAL WITH WIDESPREAD VALUES OF 10 TO 30 BELOW AND VALUES
APPROACHING 50 BELOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE IS SOME
LIGHT SNOW OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER WAVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
STRATUS DOMINATES THE EASTERN BERING SEA UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE. OUT
WEST A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWEST
OF THE ALEUTIANS. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED JUST AHEAD
OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THIS FRONT BEGINNING TO ELONGATE AND STRETCH APART
AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS PUSHED RAPIDLY EASTWARD
BY THE UPPER JET. A WAVE HAS FORMED ON THE FRONT SOUTH OF ADAK
IS AND TRAVELING WESTWARD ALONG THE FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE FRONTAL WAVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...WHICH NONE OF THE MODELS
PICKED UP ON. HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT THIS TO DEVELOP INTO ANYTHING
SIGNIFICANT. THERE ARE SOME MINOR MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH LOW
POSITION IN THE GULF IN THE SHORT-TERM...BUT IT WILL ONLY IMPACT
FORECAST FOR IMMEDIATE VICINITY...AS ALL OTHER AREAS WILL OBSERVE
COLD ADVECTION WINDS NO MATTER THE LOW POSITION. OUT WEST THERE
ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW
EAST OF THE MAIN LOW AND TRACK TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. WILL STICK
CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE ECMWF AND REPRESENTS
A COMPROMISE POSITION BETWEEN THE GFS AND UKMET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THE BULK OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE UPPER WAVE WILL GET CAUGHT UP ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL OBSERVE SOME MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS AND MAYBE SOME FLURRIES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHILE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRIES OUT. ARCTIC AIR ACCOMPANYING THE SHORT-WAVE
WILL QUICKLY ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION...RESULTING IN GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS.
THE COLD ADVECTION WILL AID IN DEEPENING OF THE EVER-PRESENT LOW
OVER THE GULF FRIDAY WHICH WILL IN TURN TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND INCREASE WINDS FURTHER ALONG THE GULF COAST. ANOTHER
SHORT-WAVE WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...THIS TIME FARTHER WEST AS THE RIDGE RE-FORMS BACK OVER
EASTERN SIBERIA IN RESPONSE TO BEING SQUEEZED BY CURRENT SHORT-WAVE
AND ALEUTIAN SYSTEM. THIS SECOND WAVE WILL DROP DUE SOUTH ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY
WITH AN UPPER LOW FORMING TO THE EAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS WILL
TRANSPORT ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA
PENINSULA. A POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH WILL ALLOW A LOW EMBEDDED IN
THE PACIFIC FLOW TO TRACK TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY...WHICH
WILL ONCE AGAIN TIGHTEN UP THE GRADIENT AND STRENGTHEN THE WINDS
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE COMPLEX UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WHILE SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ALONG WITH THEIR SURFACE REFLECTIONS
WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE DETAILS OF THESE FEATURES
WILL BE HARD TO NAIL DOWN VERY FAR OUT IN TIME. BOTTOM LINE THOUGH
IS STRONG FLOW WILL PERSIST BETWEEN THE LOW TO THE SOUTH AND RIDGE
TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS SHORT-WAVES CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN THE
EASTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE NEXT WEEK IT WILL CONTINUE TO
RETROGRADE WESTWARD ACROSS RUSSIA. BY MID WEEK EXPECT A LONG-WAVE
TROUGH TO BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE ALASKA/BERING SEA REGION. THIS
MAY LEAD TO A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PATTERN BY THE END
OF NEXT WEEK AS THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES AND A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD
OVER THE EAST PACIFIC/WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE
STORM TRACK TO SHIFT BACK TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA AND BRING A RETURN
TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 150 160
179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 2, 6:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:45 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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