Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 61, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121748 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 847 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-130300- 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. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 840 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MON NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 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. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 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 SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF TUE EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 | 39 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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