Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 78, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 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 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 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 170016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ..GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NEAR SEWARD...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NEAR PILOT ROCK...EAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 171300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW MOVING NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA MON. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND E. NE WIND 20 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT NY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171315 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 415 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 CORRECTED AREA 130 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW MOVING NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA MON. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND E. NE WIND 20 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171534 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW MOVING NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA MON. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180204 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 UPDATED 125 138 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180900 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1159 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 UPDATED 130 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1159 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 450 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB NEAR KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD MON MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES NEAR HOMER SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. F .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190102 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 CORRECTED 138 TYPO 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY MOVES NEAR HOMER SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET MON AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN HANDLING THE OVERALL PATTERN AND MAJOR
FEATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. DISCREPANCIES BEGIN TO ARISE SUNDAY
CONCERNING THE LOW MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA...AS WELL AS HANDLING THE EVOLUTION OF MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS IN
THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA. THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL
THIS MORNING DUE TO CONTINUED SHORT TERM CONSISTENCY. REGARDING THE
LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY...THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS
HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH A SINGLE LOW CENTER. THE GFS/NAM
SOLUTION IS SLOWER AND WEAKER THAN THE ECMWF...ALTHOUGH THE ECMWF
CONTINUES TO TREND TOWARD A SLOWER SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A SECONDARY
UPPER LOW IS FORMING ON THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH THIS MORNING SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE MAIN JET CORE IS WELL SOUTH OF
ALASKA...EXTENDING ACROSS THE PACIFIC BETWEEN 30N AND 40N. MULTIPLE
JET STREAKS ARE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MOVING NORTHWARD
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO EXTEND FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA. ELSEWHERE A 955 MB LOW 150 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT IS MOVING NORTHWARD. THE SURFACE LOW IS BEING
FUELED IN PART BY FAVORABLE SUPERPOSITION BETWEEN THE AFOREMENTIONED
JET STREAKS. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STRENGTHENING ONCE
AGAIN THIS MORNING ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AS THE SURFACE LOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
AS THE LOW SOUTH OF SAND POINT CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHWARD EXPECT
WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO TONIGHT. WINDS THROUGH
CHANNELED AND HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE COMPARABLE TO OR PERHAPS
STRONGER THAN THOSE EXPERIENCED WEDNESDAY NIGHT (EXCEEDING 100 MPH).
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG THE
GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FOR INLAND AREAS.
.SOUTHWEST...
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING STRONG WINDS AND
RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD. AS THE LOW DEPARTS TO THE NORTH AND COLD
AIR WRAPS AROUND THE SYSTEM LATER TODAY...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW. BY TONIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL
SNOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
CONDITIONS WILL BE IMPROVING OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH LIGHTER WINDS
AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN WEAKENING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW
CENTER IMPACTING THE AK PENINSULA LIFTS NORTHWARD. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE PRIBILOFS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...AFTER WHICH WINDS AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ABATE. A SERIES
OF WEAK SURFACE DISTURBANCES WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT MODERATE WINDS AND
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE THE RULE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA BY EARLY WEEK...SHIFTING THE CORE
OF SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE EAST AS WELL. COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN
SPREADING BACK INTO MAINLAND ALASKA FROM THE BERING...RESULTING IN
MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT
WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 135 161 171
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 351 352
GALE WARNING 121 125 129 140 141 155 160 165 170 171 172 179
180 185 412 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 179 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NRH/JCA JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:05 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 179 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:18 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:37 PM AKST | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:58 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:27 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.