Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 39 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, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2009, 6:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES LITTLE SAT NIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHENS TO 992 MB 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON. A LARGE COMPLEX 970 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN STRENGTHENS TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT NORTH OF THE SEMIDI ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NORTH AND EAST OF THE SANAK ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 111300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB. A 965 MB LOW 780 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA MON EVENING AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111542 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 UPDATED ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK SUN NIGHT AT 995 MB. A 965 MB LOW 780 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON NIGHT. 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. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 640 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT AT 997 MB. A LARGE COMPLEX 965 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 966 MB TUE. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT AT 965 MB. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121302 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 CORRECT ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT AT 965 MB. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121537 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 UPDATED ZONE 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT AT 965 MB. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND INCREASING TO E WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF KISKA. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 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, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN IS IN PLACE
WITH A NEUTRALLY TILTED TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING/NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC AND A RIDGE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC EXTENDING
NORTHWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF. THERE ARE SEVERAL SYSTEMS OF
INTEREST EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH. A MATURE LOW SOUTH
OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AKPENN IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD THE AKPENN. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EASTWARD TO THE
SOUTHERN GULF WHERE SOME ROTATION IS EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
EXPECT A SURFACE LOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
MOISTURE IS SPREADING NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL WITH SNOW
FALLING FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. ARCTIC
AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THIS MORNING.
A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AT 35N 167W IS THE
PRECURSOR TO A MAJOR STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL LATER
THIS WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...A MAJOR LOW IS MOVING OUT OF ASIA INTO
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC...WHICH WILL HELP MAINTAIN THE THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH OUT WEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN THE
SHORT-TERM...ALTHOUGH UNLIKE THE PAST COUPLE DAYS SOLUTIONS ARE
NOW GROUPED TOGETHER. ALL MODELS INITIALIZED WELL...BUT DIFFERENCES
SHOW UP IN THE 18Z FORECAST WITH DEVELOPMENTS OF WEAK LOWS ALONG THE
OCCLUDED FRONT. A RECENT QUICKSCAT IMAGE FROM THIS REGION DOES NOT
INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ANY LOWS ALONG THIS FRONT...BUT WITH A
SHARP WIND SHIFT THERE LIKELY IS A SURFACE WAVE IN THERE SOMEWHERE.
THE KEY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW OVER CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON
AND GFS/UKMET/ECMWF ARE ALL IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCATION
AND TRACK OF THIS LOW SO WILL GO WITH AN AVERAGE POSITION. THE
UKMET/ECMWF SOLUTIONS ARE PREFERRED WITH HANDLING OF THE MAIN LOW
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE GFS IS AN OUTLIER IN DEVELOPING
AND MAINTAINING TWO DISTINCT LOWS WHILE THE NAM IS JUST A BIT OFF
FROM THE PREFERRED SOLUTION. THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY
FURTHER AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES UP AGAINST IT...HELPING TO
STRENGTHEN THE UPPER JET AND QUICKLY DRIVE THE SURFACE LOW NORTHWARD.
ALL MODELS INDICATE A TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPING AND BECOMING THE
DOMINANT LOW...BUT TIMING AND TRACK OF THIS LOW IS IN DISAGREEMENT.
THE GFS LOOKS TOO LOW CONSIDERING THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER JET. NAM
IS MUCH FARTHER EAST THAN THE OTHER SOLUTIONS. THE UKMET/ECMWF ARE A
NICE MIDDLE GROUND OF FASTER SPEED AND A TRACK OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
BEYOND THIS SYSTEM MODELS HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENT AND PLAN TO STICK
WITH CURRENT FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED UPPER WAVE WILL
TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND THEN QUICKLY WEAKEN AS THEY
MOVE OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE SUNDAY. WITH THIS TRACK EXPECT SNOW WILL
BE LIMITED TO THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE REMNANT MOISTURE WILL
PUSH INLAND SUNDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES...MAINLY BRINGING
LOWERING CLOUDS TO THE REGION. LIGHT OVERRUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ON
MONDAY STRONG LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF...DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG
VERTICAL MOTION WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...BRINING WIDESPREAD SNOW
TO THE REGION. UPSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS THE WESTERN SUSITNA MAY NEED A
SNOW ADVISORY...BUT SINCE DETAILS OF THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW ARE
STILL IN QUESTION...WILL HOLD OFF ON THIS FOR NOW. WITH A LOW TRACK
TO NEAR CORDOVA...BULK OF WARM AIR WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST OF
THE REGION...SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN SNOW MOST EVERYWHERE WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF PERHAPS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS SYSTEM
WILL EXIT QUICKLY MONDAY NIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH AND
EXPECT RAPID END TO PRECIP. TEMPERATURES DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL STEADILY HEAD UPWARD AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVE INTO THE
REGION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE
OCCLUDED FRONT DRIFTS NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WAS SET TO BEGIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA...BUT CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY BEING MET...SO WENT AHEAD AND
RE-ISSUED IT TO START IMMEDIATELY. AS THE LOW SOUTH OF AKPENN AND
ASSOCIATED UPPER SHORT-WAVE TRACKS TOWARD BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...HELPING TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE WAY. THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL EXIT THE REGION MONDAY WITH DRYING CONDITIONS BEHIND IT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SNOW WILL PERSIST IN THE VICINITY OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SUNDAY AND
THEN TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MONDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW
AND UPPER TROUGH EXIT TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE NEXT MAJOR LOW
CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND MONDAY...FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT IMPACT WILL BE
LIMITED TO STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS STILL INCONSISTENT IN EXACTLY HOW
AMPLIFIED EAST PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BECOME AND WHERE JET WILL SET
UP...HELPING TO DIVIDE COOL AIR FROM REALLY WARM AIR. BOTTOM LINE
THOUGH...LOOK FOR WARMER AND WETTER CONDITIONS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA
BEGINNING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 140 141 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 10:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:36 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:39 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 11, 6:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 11, 12:28 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 hr |
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