Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE. A DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 967 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 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. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .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. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .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. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 070010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 974 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070045 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 155 HEADER 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 974 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070326 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 974 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 625 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. NORTH OF THE TRINITY ISLANDS...NORTH WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071731 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 830 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 150 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 830 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 830 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080233 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 150 FREEZING SPRAY 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF SHEMYA ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. EAST OF SHEMYA ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STILL HAVE THE OMEGA BLOCK OVER RUSSIA
AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVING NORTHEAST
WHILE A SECOND LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DRIFT
INTO CANADA. THE ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG THE BERING IS SLOWLY DRIFTING
SOUTH.
AT THE SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS DRIFTING
SOUTH WHILE THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND CONTINUES TO PUSH
COLD AIR SOUTH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS
RELAXING A BIT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT FOR THE FORECAST AREA
REMAINS DECENT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BIG ISSUE IS THE PLACEMENT AND
INTENSITY OF THE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. AT THIS
POINT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THE FORECASTS TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION AS IT
HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT LATELY. THIS WILL INTRODUCE CHANGES IN
THE MARINE FORECAST IN THE GULF COASTAL WATERS THOUGH CONFIDENCE IN
THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN LOW.
THE UPPER LEVEL WEST FLOW WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AS THE UPPER LOW
MOVES TO SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU. THE MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW
SHOULD HELP TO ALLOW THE MORE MOIST AND WARMER AIR PENETRATE INTO THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...THE MAIN ISSUE REMAINS THE STRONG OUTFLOW GAP WINDS
ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. WE ARE ANTICIPATING
SOME RELAXING OF THE GRADIENT WHICH WILL REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
CHANNELED WINDS WEDNESDAY. LOW WIND CHILLS REMAINS A PROBLEM ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT EXPECT
WIND CHILLS TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AS WIND DECREASES.
IN THE SOUTHWEST...THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE WITH OFFSHORE
FLOW INTO THIS COMING WEEKEND. CLOUDS HAVE SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE TROUGH IS ELONGATING TO THE EAST AND THE CLOUDS
SHOULD PUSH OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION ALONG THE PENINSULA WED NIGHT AND
THU. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT STRETCHES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND HAS MODERATE EAST WIND AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH IT THAT SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH WED. AS THE NEXT STORM APPROACHES
FROM THE SOUTH EXPECT NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND TO INCREASE ALONG THE
CHAIN WED WITH THE CHANCE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MODELS ARE NOT PERFORMING WELL IN THE LONG
TERM SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW BEYOND THURSDAY. AT THIS POINT WE ARE
MOVING THE EXTENDED FORECAST TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION SINCE IT HAS HAD
SOME RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY. THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE FOR THE STORM
TRACK TO BRING THE LOWS FURTHER NORTH FRI AND SAT RESULTING IN WARMER
MORE MOIST CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING...170 172 175 176 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 140 141 160 165 179
185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
SAM JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 8:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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