Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 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. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040126 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS SAT 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVES TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050737 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 UPDATED ZONE 155 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 1035 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .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...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .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 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 490 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS. A 966 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AS 964 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 3, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A VERY STABLE PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS ALASKA. THE OMEGA BLOCKING
RIDGE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA IS BECOMING
PINCHED OFF BY TWO LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOWS...ONE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AND A SECOND SOUTHEAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS IS A 170 KT JET FLOWING OUT OF A LARGE UPPER TROF OVER THE
NPAC.
AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS
SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. A 977 MB IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE JET AND WILL RACE EASTWARD INTO THE GULF
AND MOVE INLAND NEAR JUNEAU SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW SOUTH OF
CORDOVA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS.
DIFFERENCES ARISE TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE GFS TRIES TO BRING A 988 MB
LOW INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE MORE LIKELY SOLUTION IS THE
ECMWF WHICH KEEPS THE LOW TRACK SOUTH OF THE CHAIN TOWARD THE AKPEN
THURSDAY NIGHT. WE WILL BE MAKING NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST
AT THIS POINT...AS THE NIGHT CREW LOADED IN THE 00Z ECMWF. WILL ONLY
BE MAKING MINOR CHANGES TO THE SHORT AND MID TERM FORECASTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA CONTINUES TO
BRING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. ANCHORAGE SAW ITS
COLDEST TEMPERATURES SINCE FEBRUARY OF 1999. THE SURROUNDING AREA
LOWS RANGED FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE COAST TO -35 INLAND. THE
CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE FORECASTING WHEN THIS PATTERN WILL BREAK
DOWN AND MORE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN TO THE AREA. AT THIS
POINT...EXPECTING MORE OF THE SAME THROUGH MIDWEEK. SEVERAL LOWS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE JET IN THE NPAC BUT WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF OUR
DOMAIN. THIS WILL KEEP THE COLD AIR OVER MAINLAND ALASKA UNTIL
POSSIBLY THURSDAY WHEN THE MODELS HINT AT A DEVELOPING LOW MAKING ITS
WAY TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WOULD BRING A RETURN OF CLOUDS
AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT...AND SUBSEQUENTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES
AT THE SURFACE. STILL DO NOT SEE ANY GOOD CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK.
THE SECOND FORECAST CHALLENGE ARE THE EXTREME WIND CHILLS THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN...FROM THE ALASKA RANGE TO THOMPSON PASS. WIND
CHILL ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 141 145 AND 131
WHERE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE COMBINING WITH THE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES
RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS READINGS BELOW -40.
SOUTHWEST...COLD DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MCGRATH DROPPED TO -54 BELOW WHILE -20S WERE
PREVALENT ELSEWHERE. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR 155 AND
161 WHERE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE AFOREMENTIONED 970S
LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. WILL BE CONSIDERING A WIND CHILL
WARNING FOR 155 WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WHERE -60
WIND CHILLS ARE WITHIN REACH. LIKEWISE FOR THE SOUTHWEST...BEST
CHANCE OF SOME WARMER WEATHER WILL BE MIDWEEK WHEN A NPAC LOW MOVES
NEAR THE AKPEN WHICH COULD SPILL SOME MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...COPIED FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST
DISCUSSION....MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT IN INDICATING A
CHANGE IN THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK...WITH AN
AMPLIFYING TROUGH BECOMING CENTERED OVER THE BERING/NORTH PACIFIC
AND A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EAST PACIFIC/WESTERN NORTH AMERICA.
THIS WILL SET UP A STORM TRACK FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO
THE GULF OF ALASKA. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT PARTICULAR
STORMS...BUT EXPECT MODERATING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND (ESPECIALLY COASTAL AREAS) BY
THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 129 130 155 165 170 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 141 150
160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:17 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:49 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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