Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 100639 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 930 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 UPDATED AREAS 125 AND 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. PKZ197-101500- 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. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 930 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT 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. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL BE 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101306 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL BE 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101622 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 UPDATED ZONE 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL BE 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT NIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 130 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 500 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. A 994 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK SUN STRENGTHENS TO 980 MB 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110601 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 UPDATED AREA 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. A 994 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK SUN STRENGTHENS TO 980 MB 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110737 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 1040 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB 70 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. A 994 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK SUN STRENGTHENS TO 980 MB 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 1040 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111314 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 CORRECTED 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SEAL ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 | 24 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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