Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2009
Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 011609 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 UPDATED ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 958 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE LITTLE WHILE WEAKENING TO 968 MB FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 708 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
714 FZAK52 PAFC 020014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020645 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE COMPLEX 961 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 976 MB. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL FORM 185 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY SAT AND MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY THE GFS/NAM ARE THE MODELS USED IN
THE FORECAST PACKAGE TODAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA STRETCHING
TO THE WEST OVER RUSSIA. A BROAD TROUGH COVERS THE STATE EXTENDING
DOWN OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA. AN UPPER CUTOFF LOW OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY UNTIL IT IS ABSORBED BY A BROAD TROUGH ROTATING IN FROM
THE WEST BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER LOW OUT WEST SUPPORTS A FAIRLY
INTENSE SURFACE LOW WHICH WILL ROTATE AROUND THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND ENTERS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIFYING.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG WITH COLD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AREAS OF
PATCHY FOG CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM MAINLY OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
AND DOWN OVER ANCHORAGE BOWL. A SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE DOWN OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY SHOULD BRING CLOUDS INTO THE AREA BUT DO NOT
EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION BUT COULD SEE SOME SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS.
WITH A FAIRLY TIGHT GRADIANT ALONG THE GULF COAST STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AS THE GULF LOW WEAKENS SOME.
SOUTHWEST....CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD WITH LITTLE WIND THROUGH
THURSDAY. EXPECT SOME SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY WITH THE SHORTWAVE
ROTATING THROUGH THE AREA.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP COLD AIR...LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG OVER MOST OF THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG FRONT
MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND RAIN TO MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS
SPREADING EAST ON FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH SNOW
SHOWERS WITH THE EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW. SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS
FAIRLY DRY WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING JUST OFFSHORE. LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING SNOW TO
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST BEFORE RETREATING BACK INTO THE GULF
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 121 129 150 172 175
STORMS 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 31, 9:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 16 days | |
| Jan 1, 7:08 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 1, 8:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:02 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2009Every small craft advisory in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.