Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 59, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2009, 7:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 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 10, 2009, 7:20 AM AKST (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2009, 8:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 720 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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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 111307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 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. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ 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...SEAS 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. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111532 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ 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. 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. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120102 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB 115 NM EAST OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF FROM MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121307 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF FROM MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121541 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF FROM MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT SHIFTING TO N 40 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121744 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF FROM MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT SHIFTING TO N 40 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUR OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 10, 4:10 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
410 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A 980S LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT CURRENTLY
STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA IS
MAKING THE FIRST INTRUSION INTO THE AK PENN AND SOUTHCENTRAL IN
WEEKS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 20S
AND 30S OVERNIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS BRINGING SNOW WITH IT. COLD AIR IS
STILL FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE BERING AND INTERIOR AK BUT THE
RIDGE OVER NORTHEAST AK AND WESTERN CANADA IS SHOWING THE FIRST SIGNS
OF WEAKENING. CLOUD COVER IS BEGINNING TO EXTEND ALONG THE NE GULF
COAST THIS MORNING AND IF THE NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENS AT ALL ALONG THE
KENAI TODAY..SHOULD PUSH FARTHER INLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME RESOLVING THE PATTERN CHANGE.
THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUSH WARMER AIR INTO THE INTERIOR FOR THE
PAST WEEK AND A HALF WITH NO SUCCESS. SO CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW AS TO
JUST HOW MUCH OF A REGIME CHANGE MAY TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND. THE
MODELS ARE NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN TO WEAKEN THIS LOW ALTHOUGH MOST
PUSH IT THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND.
THEREFORE JUST DID A SMALL BLEND TOWARD THE EC THROUGH DAY 8.
BELIEVE MOST OF THE PROBLEMS SHOULD RESOLVE THEMSELVES AFTER SUN
NIGHT BUT IN THE MEANTIME LEANED TOWARD A WEAKER SOLUTION BLENDING
THE NAM AND THE EC IN THE IMMEDIATE TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...NORTHEAST TO NORTH FLOW WILL BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE
ISLANDS BRINGS SNOW...WIND...AND INCREASING WARMTH TO THE SOUTHERN
AREAS TODAY AND SUNDAY. ON MON TEMPERATURES AGAIN COOL AND SNOW
SHOWERS RETURN AS THE LOW MOVES EAST BEFORE THE NEXT LOW BEGINS ITS
TREK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON TUE AND WED.
FOR SW AK...THE LOW WILL BRING MORE SNOW..SNOW SHOWERS AND WIND TO
THE AK PENN AND BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THE WIND WILL CAUSE SOME WIND
CHILL ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN THE Y-K DELTA BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS PERSIST...WITH SNOW MOVING INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA ON SUN. BY MON THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR
THESE EVENTS WEAKENS IN THE GULF AND PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...A FRONT WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS
TO KODIAK ISLAND TODAY. FOR NOW WILL KEEP THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
DRY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING TO DOMINATE TODAY. HOWEVER THERE
IS A CHANCE THAT THE PATTERN WILL BREAK AND WE MAY SEE SOME SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WARMER..WET AND POTENTIALLY WINDY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 132 138 150
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 130 140 141 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RNW JAN 09The 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 | 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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