Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP FRI NIGHT 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. A LOW AT 962 MB WILL BE 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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946 FZAK52 PAFC 101240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP FRI NIGHT 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. A THIRD LOW AT 962 MB WILL BE 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101606 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP FRI NIGHT 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. A THIRD LOW AT 962 MB WILL BE 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAND POINT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101732 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 832 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP FRI NIGHT 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK...AND STRENGTHEN TO 995 MB SAT NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. A THIRD LOW AT 962 MB WILL BE 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFTING TO SW 30 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAND POINT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 705 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES LITTLE SAT NIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHENS TO 992 MB 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON. A LARGE COMPLEX 970 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT NORTH OF THE SEMIDI ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NORTH AND EAST OF THE SANAK ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 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 9, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 230 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ON SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES ARE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR AND REASONABLE. FORECASTS SOLUTIONS VARY CONSIDERABLY THROUGH MON...THEN CONVERGE TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION BY TUE NIGHT. DIFFERENCES ARISE AS PATTERN BECOMES MORE PROGRESSIVE. SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT ON SAT IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE GFS MAY HAVE A BETTER HANDLE INITIALLY ON LOW COMPLEX APPROACHING THE WESTERN GULF. SO FOR NOW WILL BLEND CURRENT GRIDS TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION THROUGH 60 HOURS OR SO. LITTLE IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT PACKAGE LIKELY AFTER THAT DUE TO MODEL UNCERTAINTY. .ANALYSIS PATTERN SHIFT WILL INTRODUCE A MODERATE DEGREE IN UNCERTAINTY IN FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THOUGH...WE CAN SAY WITH SOME DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT INDICATORS POINT TOWARD A WETTER..WARMER..AND WINDER WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK. .UPPER LEVELS... SHORT WAVE OVER THE NE GULF MOVES RAPIDLY EAST AND WEAKENS. BROAD UPPER TROUGH WITH SEVERAL LOW CENTERS STRETCHING FROM THE BERING SEA TO OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS LIFTS NORTH AND EAST AS DEVELOPING WAVE MOVING ACROSS JAPAN BUILDS THE NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE. THE ANCHOR LOW OVER THE BERING SEA MOVES TO OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MON WHILE TWO FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVES NEAR THE TROUGH BASE PROGRESS RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE GULF SAT THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER MOVING ACROSS JAPAN TONIGHT INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. THIS IN RESPONSE BUILDS THE RIDGE TO ITS EAST AND SETS UP A WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND/GULF WHICH PERSISTS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...UPPER 980S LOW CENTER OVER THE NE GULF MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. TRAILING SNOW SHOWERS ON BACKSIDE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD END THIS EVENING. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL RELAX OVERNIGHT AS LOW SHIFTS EAST....HOWEVER WILL SEE SOME LOCALLY BRISK DRAINAGE FLOWS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A 990S LOW MOVES TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT THEN WEAKENS OVER THE NE GULF SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON AND THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT/SUN. SNOW DEVELOPING OVER KODIAK SAT WILL PROBABLY MIX WITH RAIN WITH RISING THICKNESS VALUES SAT. SNOW SHOULD SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATER SAT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. SHOULD SEE MOISTURE WORK INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN LATE SAT NIGHT/SUN MORNING. .WEST... .SW MAINLAND...WEAK STACKED LOW OVER THE SW MAINLAND HAS BROUGHT CLOUD COVER TO THE AREA AND HAS MODERATED TEMPS OVER THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY OVERNIGHT. MODELS ARE NOT DOING A GREAT JOB AT PICKING UP CLOUD COVER...SO WELL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO OVERNIGHT TEMP FORECASTS. LOW CENTER APPROACHING THE AK PEN WILL BRING A SHOT AT SNOW AND A LITTLE WIND SUN. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...FLOW OFF THE ICE PAC WILL CONTINUE GENEARLLY MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. AFTERNOON SAT IMAGE SHOWS WIDE SPREADS SNOW SHOWERS WITH OPEN CELL CU OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WEST ALEUTIANS. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO EAST TO NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME IN THE EAST SUN THEN INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH APPROACH OF DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM SUN AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WET...WARM...AND WINDY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 132 150 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NON.E RMC JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:46 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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