Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
975 FZAK52 PAFC 261158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENTHEN TO 993 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 270003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB MONDAY MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 996 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL BECOME A 989 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL BE 185 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281321 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB THU EVENING 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST SUN JAN 25 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS HANDLING THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STILL THINK THERE WILL BE TWO INDIVIDUAL LOW CENTERS...WITH THE SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT BECOMING THE DOMINANT LOW. MODELS ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE COMPLEX OF LOWS BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS. ACCORDINGLY...FORECASTS THROUGH 36 HOURS WERE CONSTRUCTED USING A COMPROMISE OF THE NAM/GFS/UKMET SOLUTIONS WITH MAINLY MINOR TWEAKS. MINIMAL CHANGES WERE ALSO MADE TO THE EXISTING FORECAST BEYOND 36 HOURS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN MAINLAND...AND THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN. AS THESE FEATURES DEAMPLIFY...FLOW WILL BECOME NEARLY ZONAL ACROSS THE AREA BY TUESDAY. ELSEWHERE A 125 KT JET EXTENDS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE ALASKA PANHANDLE...AND A 165 KT JET IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A 1018 MB LOW IS LOCATED NEAR 54N 144W. A DEVELOPING LOW IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR 50N 156W. A 1012 MB LOW OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IS DISSIPATING WHILE REMAINING STATIONARY. ANOTHER LOW IS WEST OF ATTU AT 1004 MB. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG COASTAL AREAS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WILL COME TO AN END AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DISSIPATES BY TOMORROW MORNING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED 1018 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE AS THE NEW LOW NEAR 50N 156W BECOMES DOMINANT. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF GUSTY GAP WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING FOR PLACES LIKE SEWARD...WHITTIER...THOMPSON PASS...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAR ENOUGH SOUTH AND EAST TO KEEP THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TO A MINIMUM. .SOUTHWEST... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW THAT HAS BEEN MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA TODAY WILL BECOME SCATTERED IN NATURE THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR ATTU APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY EXPECT MAJORITY OF EFFECTS TO BE FELT ALONG THE PENINSULA...WITH SNOW AND RAIN BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY TUESDAY NIGHT. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR ATTU WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AS WARM AIR IS PULLED NORTHWARD...BUT SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW IN THE PRIBILOFS. SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW NEARS. AS THE LOW DEPARTS TO THE EAST EXPECT GUSTY NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER LEVEL ZONAL FLOW WILL STEER THE LOW NEAR ATTU EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AMPLE MOISTURE AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT COLDER AIR MAY FILTER INTO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE NRH JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:14 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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