Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2009, 8:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 44 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, 8:00 PM AKST (05:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040503 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .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...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 041257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR PORT ALEXANDER SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NW 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. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050355 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 655 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050708 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 655 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1005 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...KALGIN ISLAND S...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARD PILOT ROCK. TOWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051252 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARDS PILOT ROCK. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051307 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARD PILOT ROCK. TOWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 410 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051356 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 456 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARDS PILOT ROCK. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 410 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051421 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 521 AM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARDS PILOT ROCK. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 410 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051629 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 125 130 AND 132 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT A WEAK 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT NEAR SEWARD...N WIND 35 KT TOWARDS PILOT ROCK. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 720 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 720 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 410 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 1002 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:00 PM AKST, 6 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 | 48 hr | |
| 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 | 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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