Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 80, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 17, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AT 1010 MB. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING N WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 180424 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 UPDATED 170 171 172 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AT 1010 MB. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 715 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 715 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 715 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING N WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 715 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 280 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SEGUAM ISLAND WEST...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190108 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 480 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 390 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL. A 991 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MID NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190216 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 AMENDS 172 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 480 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 390 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL. A 991 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 515 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MID NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 480 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. A 975 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 993 MB WED MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 700 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT SAME INTENSITY BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE... SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI..N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 220 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE EAST TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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 17, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE POWERFUL SYSTEM WHICH STORMED
THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA YESTERDAY IS NOW EXITING OVER NORTHWEST
ALASKA. CONDITIONS HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED BEHIND THE SYSTEM WITH
SOME RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS HANGING ON OVER THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY. LOCALIZED FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER CONTINUES ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING DUE TO ALL OF THE RECENT RAINFALL AND
MELTING SNOW...AS WELL AS ICE CLOGGED STORM DRAINS...BUT CONDITIONS
ARE STEADILY IMPROVING. ARCTIC AIR HAS MOVED BACK INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURES NOW DOWN TO SINGLE
DIGITS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE EAST PACIFIC RIDGE HAS ALSO
BEEN NUDGED A BIT TO THE EAST. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN LINE ALONG THE
WEST EDGE OF THE RIDGE IS THEREFORE TRACKING FARTHER EAST ALONG 151W.
THE FIREHOUSE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE IS CURRENTLY POINTED TOWARD THE
YAKUTAT AREA. HOWEVER...AS THE NEXT LOW TRACKS NORTHWARD A WARM
FRONT OUT AHEAD OF IT IS PUSHING NORTHWESTWARD...DIRECTING A LOT
OF THAT MOISTURE BACK TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. MEANWHILE...OUT WEST A
SERIES OF LOWS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH IN THE
VICINITY OF THE ALEUTIANS. MOST NOTEWORTHY IS A LOW JUST WEST OF
ADAK TRACKING NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING WITH A WELL DEFINED OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH. A DEVELOPING LOW IS ALSO TRACKING
EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTH PACIFIC JET DOWN AROUND 40N 170W.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INDICATE SIMILAR IDEAS...BUT DETAILS
IN LOW POSITIONS AND TRACKS DO DIFFER. WITH NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE
GULF PREFER A CONSENSUS POSITION OF ECMWF/NAM. OUT WEST WILL STICK
WITH BLEND OF GFS/CURRENT GRIDS FOR THE SHORT-TERM...SO NO MAJOR
CHANGES FROM CURRENT FORECAST. BY MID WEEK MORE SIGNIFICANT MODEL
DIFFERENCES SHOW UP WITH POSITION OF UPPER RIDGE...SO WILL STICK
CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FORECAST PROBLEM OF THE DAY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
IS PRECIPITATION TYPE. COOLER AIR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ITS WAY BACK
IN TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE WARM FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF WILL OCCLUDE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS IT REACHES
SOUTHCENTRAL. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL LIKELY SEE
SOME ADDITIONAL WARMING AS THIS FRONT NEARS. HOWEVER...FOR LOCATIONS
ON THE INLAND SIDE OF THE COASTAL RANGE...THERMAL ADVECTION WILL BE
NEUTRAL TO WEAK WARM. SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER ENOUGH COOLING WILL
TAKE PLACE FOR PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW WHEN IT ARRIVES. THE
FREEZING LEVEL ON THE ANCHORAGE SOUNDING WAS 4156 FEET THIS MORNING.
THE AFTERNOON SOUNDING WILL BE A KEY INDICATOR TO HOW MUCH COOLING
HAS OCCURRED. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS
LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING IT WILL INITIALLY BE MAINLY
RAIN...AND MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW AS MELTING HELPS COOL THE
COLUMN A BIT. HOWEVER...ANY SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND WILL NOT
ACCUMULATE MUCH. SO...UNLESS NEW INFORMATION SHOWS
OTHERWISE...FORECAST WILL BE CONSERVATIVE WITH SNOW AMOUNTS. RAIN
ALONG THE COAST MAY CAUSE FURTHER LOCALIZED FLOODING OR PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS...SO FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE RE-ISSUED.
MODELS INDICATE A LOW TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY...SO COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE BACK IN FROM THE WEST AND
GRADUALLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY TUESDAY...BRINGING A DRYING TREND BACK
TO THE REGION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A NARROW BAND OF SNOW HAS DEVELOPED IN BRISTOL
BAY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE. SNOW
WILL LIKELY SPREAD UP TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING AND THEN END BY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW SHIFT
TO THE NORTH AHEAD OF THE GULF SYSTEM. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
GULF LOW WILL BE PUSHED OVER THE ALASKA RANGE SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...BRINGING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHILE THE
REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA STAYS DRY AND COLD DUE TO A BUILDING
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE AHEAD OF DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE MULTIPLE LOWS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL
ALL TRACK NORTHWARD UP THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH...WITH THE LOW WEST OF ADAK BEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
MAKER. MEANWHILE THE LOW DEVELOPING UNDERNEATH THE UPPER JET WILL
DEEPEN...WITH UPPER TROUGH DIGGING AND INDUCING AMPLIFICATION OF
THE PATTERN HEADING INTO THE NEW WEEK. THE RESULT WILL BE A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...WITH A TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...AND THE BLOCKING RIDGE
PUSHED FARTHER EAST OVER MAINLAND LOWER 48 AND CANADA. MOISTURE WILL
BE PUSHED NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THIS NEW RIDGE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE GFS/ECMWF BOTH SHOW THE NEWLY BUILT RIDGE
CUTTING OFF OVER WESTERN ALASKA MID WEEK AND BUILDING OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA. THERE IS THEN DISAGREEMENT ON WHETHER THIS RIDGE QUICKLY
JOINS BACK WITH BLOCKING RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA OR HOLDS AS A
CUT-OFF OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. IN EITHER CASE...THE RIDGE WILL BRING
QUIETER AND COOLER (NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES) WEATHER TO MAINLAND
ALASKA MID TO LATE WEEK. DEPENDING ON EVOLUTION OF THIS
RIDGE...STORMS MAY START AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AGAIN BY
NEXT WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 101 CHESTER CREEK AT ARCTIC BLVD.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 170 172 175 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130.
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 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 12:56 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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