Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 46, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 070045 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 155 HEADER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 974 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ 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... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 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. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB OVER THE GULF BY FRI. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 977 MB WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRI MORNING. FRI AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT...AND DISSIPATE WHILE MOVING INLAND 100 NM NORTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 988 MB WILL BE 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...EE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 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 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 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 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 WIND WEDNESDAY. LOW WIND CHILL REMAINS A PROBLEM ALONG THE
ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT EXPECT THE
WIND CHILL 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...172 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 140 160 179 185.
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 6, 3:21 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 6:25 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:35 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Jan 6, 9:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 5:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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