Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 281321 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB THU EVENING 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 993 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR ANCHORAGE. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL BE 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290634 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 UPDATED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR ANCHORAGE. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL BE 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 935 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A LARGE COMPLEX 1005 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT AT 995 MB AND THEN STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 29 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 27, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROF EXTENDS FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA NORTH OF THE
ALASKA/CANADA BORDER SOUTHWEST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC NEAR 175W. THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM REMAINS SOUTH OF OUR
FORECAST DOMAIN FLOWING AROUND THE DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL TROF. THE
POLAR JET IS BECOMING MORE ACTIVE...HELPING TO SEND A COLD CORE UPPER
LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE SOUTH INTO NORTH
CENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
AT THE SURFACE...THERE ARE VERY FEW SURFACE FEATURES ACROSS ALASKA
MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY A WEAKENING LOW MOVING INLAND NEAR
SITKA. ONE COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS TEMPERATURES ARE COOLING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE
NORTHWEST...ALTHOUGH THERE IS LITTLE TO NO PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE REGION SO THIS IS MAINLY A RESULT OF THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE.
FINALLY...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM IS A 993 MB LOW MOVING EAST
ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS SOUTH WITH A
DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF
THE LOW MOVING ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...THEY DO NOT INITIALIZE
WELL ON FEATURES OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS
INDICATING A DEEPER TROF THAN ANY OF THE MODELS THINK IT SHOULD BE AT
THIS POINT. THIS MAY TRANSLATE TO A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN DOWNSTREAM
AND THUS INCREASED THERMAL ADVECTION AND DEEPER SURFACE FEATURES. ONE
SUCH FEATURE THAT IS HIDDEN BY THE CIRRUS SHIELD AT THIS POINT IS THE
DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR 16OW 45N. THIS FEATURE WILL PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS...AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN GULF. THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS BEST DEPICTS THE SURFACE AND
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES AND EVOLUTION SO THE FORECAST IS LARGELY BASED
OFF OF THIS MODEL...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT COULD BE
GIVEN THE INITIALIZATION ISSUES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
BENIGN WEATHER COMING TO AN END OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AS SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT USHERS IN MOISTURE FROM THE LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OVERNIGHT. THE FIRST OCCLUSION CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR COLD BAY
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT INTO THE GULF. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL
SPREAD SNOW NORTH AND EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST OVERNIGHT AND FARTHER
INLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE 18Z RUNS OF THE GFS AND NAM ARE
CURRENTLY COMING IN AND ARE FURTHER DECREASING CONFIDENCE OF SNOW
MAKING IT TOO FAR INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE
WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF SNOW ABOUT 6 HOURS FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST
GIVEN THE LATEST TRENDS IN THE MODELS AND BASED OFF OF THE POOR
INITIALIZATION. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...A SECOND OCCLUSION WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF WHILE THE MAIN SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND BECOMES A
BROAD TROF EXTENDING FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA UP THE WESTERN GULF.
SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
AT THIS TIME...THE THINKING IS THAT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
WEDNESDAY...FURTHER DEEPENING OF THE SURFACE LOW AS A RESULT OF THE
INTERACTION OF THE COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL
LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. A LOW IN THE
UPPER 980S WILL LIKELY MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TOWARD
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS COLD AIR SPILLS ACROSS THE
ALASKA RANGE. THIS IS A FAVORABLE SETUP FOR SNOW FROM THE KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE
AT LEAST A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEKEND WHEN THE UPPER
TROF FINALLY SWINGS THROUGH AND COLD AIR SETTLES ACROSS THE REGION.
.SOUTHWEST...
A COLD FRONT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS MOVING SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS FORCING AIR TO
RISE AND SNOW TO FALL ALONG THE RANGE. OTHERWISE...COOLING
TEMPERATURES AND A WIND SHIFT HAVE ACCOMPANIED THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THIS FIRST BURST OF COLD AIR WILL MAINLY MOVE EAST AND NOT MAKE IT
PAST THE RANGE. IT WILL BE A SECOND SURGE OF COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH
THE TROF AXIS SWINGING TO THE EAST LATER IN THE WEEK THAT WILL BRING
BITTERLY COLD WEATHER BACK TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE
WILL BE LOWERING TEMPERATURES IN THE -20 TO -40 RANGE BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE
DELTA WILL RESULT IN NEAR WIND CHILL ADVISORY READINGS...WE WILL HINT
AT THAT IN THIS PACKAGE BUT THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE ISSUED WITH
TOMORROWS FORECAST PACKAGE.
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS...BESIDES SOME
ISOLATED AREAS ALONG THE RANGE...WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT OR AT LEAST
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE LOW AS WINDS INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES DROP. BY THE
WEEKEND...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL FIRMLY BE IN CONTROL OF THE REGION.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE LOW MOVING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES
TO REMAIN NEAR FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE CHAIN. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
GULF AND COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES OVER THE REGION. THERE WILL LIKELY
BE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW BANDS DEVELOPING AS A
RESULT OF THE COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER BERING SEA
WATERS. THE ICE EDGE MAY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF COLD AIR ADVECTION
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...BUT WILL NOT AFFECT FROM NELSON LAGOON
WESTWARD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS ALLUDED TO IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL
LIKELY SETTLE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF ALASKA BY THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER
LOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE CHAIN LATE IN THE WEEK AND
FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THE
TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS LOW REMAINS LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 170 172
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 5:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:28 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 28, 5:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 28, 5:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 14 hr |
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