Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 64, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 11, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 1:20 PM AKST, 14 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
120 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PINEAPPLE
EXPRESS HEADED FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A STRONG UPPER JET IS
RIDING UP THE WEST SIDE OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE EAST PACIFIC
RIDGE...TRANSPORTING LOTS OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR NORTHWARD TO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED DOWN AROUND
40N...A SECOND LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MUCH FARTHER NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON AND TRACK INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
CALM AND COLD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE FIRST
STEP IN A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER
SHORT-WAVE IS PUSHING NORTHWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY...SPREADING LIGHT
SNOW NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A COUPLE WEAK LOWS REMAIN
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HOWEVER...THESE ARE ABOUT TO BE PUSHED
NORTHWARD BY AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM AN UPPER LOW OVER
THE NORTHWEST BERING SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
A LARGE LOW COMPLEX IS TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS...CURRENTLY TOO FAR SOUTH TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA.
THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP REINFORCE THE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH AND
DOWNSTREAM RIDGE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DIFFER IN EXACT TRACK OF LOW ACROSS THE
GULF TONIGHT. PREFER THE VERY CONSISTENT ECMWF/UKMET SOLUTION...AND
18Z NAM IS NOW VERY CLOSE TO THAT. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. DIFFERENCES THEN SHOW UP WITH LOW
COMPLEX OUT WEST AND POSITION/ORIENTATION OF WARM OCCLUSION PUSHING
TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. WILL GO WITH A CONSENSUS OF
ECMWF/GFS/UKMET...NAM IS A CLEAR OUTLIER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH A LOW TRACK TO AROUND CAPE SUCKLING...THE BULK
OF WARM AIR WILL BE SHUNTED OFF TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE STEADY WARMING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVE IN. THE AMPLIFYING TROUGH OUT WEST
WILL SWING INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE STATE MONDAY UNDER INFLUENCE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY JET...SO
SURFACE STORM WILL BE QUICK TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. OVERRUNNING
WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND STEADIER SNOW WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIP IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW WILL SPREAD TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HOWEVER...THE UPPER
TROUGH IS STRONG AND MOST AREAS WILL SEE SOME SNOW. THE REGION WILL
DRY OUT DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THERE WONT BE MUCH OF A BREAK
BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY TUESDAY AND VERY WARM
AIR WILL OVERRUN SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
INITIALLY BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW...THEN FREEZING RAIN...AND AS WE
HEAD THROUGH MID WEEK IT SHOULD GET WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN IN MOST
PLACES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES
TONIGHT AND SWINGS TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER..ESPECIALLY FROM DILLINGHAM NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHERE 6 INCHES OF SNOW OR MORE ARE LIKELY. WILL
HAVE TO CONSIDER ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END MONDAY AS THE TROUGH EXITS
TO THE NORTH. WARM ADVECTION OUT AHEAD OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
BEGIN TUESDAY AND TURN PRECIPITATION TO RAIN MOST PLACES BY
WEDNESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...IT IS A BORDERLINE CALL FOR CURRENT BLIZZARD
WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY. AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES THE ALEUTIANS AND EAST WINDS PICK UP TEMPERATURES SHOULD
QUICKLY RISE. HOWEVER...IT IS VERY COLD NOW WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS
AND THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT WILL WARM ENOUGH BY THE TIME SNOW
ARRIVES TO PREVENT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. FOR NOW WILL HOLD ON TO THE
WATCH AND WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MODEL CYCLE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION
ON WHETHER TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH
AMERICA AND HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE BERING IT WILL BE VERY
WARM AND WET OVER MAINLAND ALASKA MID TO LATE WEEK AND COLD OUT
WEST. MODELS INDICATE SOME EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE PATTERN
BY NEXT WEEKEND...SO COLDER AIR COULD MAKE ITS WAY BACK TO MAINLAND
ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175.
GALE WARNING...120 130 140 170 171 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 140 179 185.
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 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 7:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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