Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 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 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 080002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SE OF SITKINAK AT 997 MB THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SE OF CORDOVA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 081213 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE AT 993 MB THU NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FRI. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .TODAY...WEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT INCREASING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
426 FZAK51 PAFC 081522 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 138 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE AT 993 MB THU NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FRI. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE TO WIND 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081548 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 647 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE AT 993 MB THU NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FRI. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082012 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE AT 993 MB THU NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FRI. A 980 MB LOW WILL FORM THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AND WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 30 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1105 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1105 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091213 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1009 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091631 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1009 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091647 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1009 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
838 FZAK51 PAFC 091717 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1009 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 815 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091922 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 UPDATE TO ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1009 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 1020 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 815 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE SPENCER. A SECOND 995 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A THIRD 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES EARLY EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DOWNWIND OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY...SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARISE AFTERWARDS. MODEL DISAGREEMENT PERTAINS MAINLY TO THE STRENGTH...TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON IS BASED ON THE ECMWF...AS IT HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT PERFORMER RECENTLY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA CONTINUES TO SUPPLY COLD AIR OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. A TROUGH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING...GRADUALLY RELAXING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. AT THE UPPER LEVELS A LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY...WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE PARENT UPPER LOW LIFTS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... CLEAR...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND COPPER RIVER BASIN REMAIN IN THE NEGATIVE 20 TO 50 RANGE. GIVEN SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES ONLY LIGHT WINDS ARE NEEDED TO DROP WIND CHILLS BELOW -40 DEGREES. ACCORDINGLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. CLOUDS SHOULD BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT KODIAK BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE REST OF THE GULF COAST WILL BE ON THE UPSWING FRIDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW. INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THE COLD BY FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD STILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. .SOUTHWEST... BRISK NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. COLD TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH MODERATE WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. OTHERWISE EXPECT THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO REMAIN DRY AND COLD AS WE APPROACH THE WEEKEND. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... COLD NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE CHAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. INCREASED COVERAGE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW PASSES TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND MODERATE WINDS PREVAILING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM REMAINS LOW AS THE MODELS STRUGGLE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF UPCOMING SYSTEMS. OVERALL EXPECT STORM SYSTEMS TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED MOISTURE AND WARMING ALONG COASTAL AREAS...EVENTUALLY SPREADING FURTHER INLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC... MARINE... FIRE WEATHER... NRH/AB JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 10:02 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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