Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240013 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED 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. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240131 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-241500- 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. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 435 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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 435 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 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. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
797 FZAK51 PAFC 240621 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 AMENDED 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. PKZ197-241500- 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. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 435 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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 920 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT 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 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE 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. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COASTS SAT NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AS A 1003 MB LOW SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT SHIFTING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...WIND BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1006 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF SITKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 22, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE SOLUTION IS FAIRLY LOW BUT HPC PREFERS THE EC MODEL IN THE MID TERM, SO THAT THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO GO. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA IS BEGINNING TO GET PINCHED OFF OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION AS A UPPER TROUGH OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY DIGS INTO EASTERN ALASKA. THE REST OF THE RIDGE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE GULF. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA IS BEGINNING TO FILL-IN AS THE INTENSIFYING UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER WESTERN CANADA. THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA HAS BEGUN TO WEAKEN AS MORE ENERGY IS ABSORBED BY THE LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WESTERN GULF HAD BEGUN TO WEAKEN. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW HAVE MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA OVERNIGHT. MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS COVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER HIGH FORMING OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND NE PACIFIC WILL FLATTEN A BIT THROUGH SATURDAY. UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVED NORTH AND WEST TO REPLACE IT SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE...THE LARGE HIGH OVER NORTHWEST CANADA WILL SPREAD INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA BY SATURDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE 980 MB LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN NORTHWEST TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY, KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT, INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, KENAI PENINSULA AND CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER WESTERN ALASKA, SUSITNA VALLEY AND CENTRAL GULF COAST EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL...THIS AREA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOCAL GUST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. RAIN, SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, THE REST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY FRIDAY, THEN BECOME SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE REST OF THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN, SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND INTO THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. BERING SEA...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY THE BECOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOST OF THE BERING SEA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM SOLUTION IS LOW, BUT IT LOOK LIKE THE NEXT STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BE MUCH WEAKER AND WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY. THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120, 130, 132, 138, 140, 150, 155, 160 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 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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