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Gale Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 20, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210051
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 200
NM NORTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 994MB THU AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC WED WILL MOVE TO 380 NM AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTH
OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210113 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 200
NM NORTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 994 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC WED WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 350 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR
SAND POINT AT 987 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 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 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 72 HOURS.
THE GFS HAS TRENDED A BIT TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION OF DEVELOPING A
CLOSED UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
NEVERTHELESS...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ABOVE AVERAGE BEYOND DAY 3. A
SLIGHT BLEND TO THE 00Z GFS WAS USED IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH LITTLE
TO NO CHANGE IN THE MIDRANGE AND LONGRANGE FORECAST.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE RIDGE REMAINS OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. A WEAKER RIDGE
IS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND IS BEGINNING TO CLEAR SKIES
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A LONGWAVE TROUGH IN THE BERING
SEA IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH TWO MAIN LOW CENTERS...SOUTH OF
ADAK AND WELL SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE
DEPARTING SOUTHCENTRAL AND MOVING NORTHEAST. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
WITH EMBEDDED WAVES ARE CREATING STRONG WINDS AND PRECIP THROUGHOUT
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...MAIN ISSUE THIS MORNING IS AREAS OF FOG
DEVELOPMENT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO AREAS OF RECENT
RAINFALL. A 1045 MB HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS
WAY TOWARD THE CANADIAN YUKON...INCREASING GAP WINDS IN THE USUAL
AREAS BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE FOUND
EAST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...INCLUDING VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS...AND
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH WARNING
LEVEL.

.WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
MAIN CONCERN IS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS...WHERE WIND AND
PRECIP WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. MOST AREAS WILL BE
WARM ENOUGH TO BE NEARLY ALL RAIN...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
PRIBILOFS WHICH WILL SEE MAINLY SNOW WITH RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES. NO
WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED...THOUGH STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL
CONTINUE AS FAR EAST AS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THOUGH DETAILS ARE STILL SKETCHY...IT LOOKS LIKE A PATTERN CHANGE IS
COMING TO ALASKA. THE WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE WILL BE BREAKING
DOWN TO A MORE TRANSIENT FLOW. WHILE THIS WILL BRING TEMPERATURES
BACK TO MORE SEASONAL VALUES...THE EXACT PATH OF INDIVIDUAL LOWS
REMAIN UNCLEAR THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 179 180
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AMD JAN 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC
Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC23 hr
Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.