Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 211245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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305 FZAK51 PAFC 212357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTH EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220021 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 121, 138, 140. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE GULF. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230033 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 132. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230638 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 UPDATED ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRI EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 20, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PROBLEMS BEGIN ON THURSDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. MOST MODELS WANT TO MOVE THE LOW TOWARD THE GULF WHILE THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN MOVES IT INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING BY FRIDAY NIGHT. CURRENT HPC MID RANGE GUIDANCE IS SIMILAR TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION. SO WE ARE STRONGLY LEANING TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. AREAS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH FELL ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, SEWARD PENINSULA AND CHUKCHI SEA IS ALSO DRIFTING EAST. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR BARROW COVERS MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. SKIES HAVE BEEN CLEARING FROM THE WEST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH AREAS OF MORNING FOG DEVELOPING. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER EASTERN MAINLAND THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTER ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THURSDAY. A LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY WILL DEEPEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY THURSDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF...SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY. AREA OF GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND AND YUKON TERRITORY WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA SATURDAY. A SWALLOW UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA BY SATURDAY. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY SATURDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 179, 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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