Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2009
Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2009, 6:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2009, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021536 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AR 976 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 021557 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AT 976 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030044 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND RAPIDLY TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030144 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND RAPIDLY TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE SAT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP SAT AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SITKA SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031620 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 UPDATED 121 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE SAT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP SAT AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SITKA SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 715 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY.. ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040503 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 800 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR PORT ALEXANDER SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jan 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL LOWS NEAR HUDSON BAY AND SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA THIS MORNING WITH A RIDGE OVER MOST OF THE BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER HAS REDEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND A LARGE LOW REMAINS SOUTH OF SHEMYA. COLD HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING AND OVER ALL OF INTERIOR ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJOR FEATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT THE BAROCLINIC ZONE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING AND WARM AIR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE BREEDING GROUND FOR A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WITH SERIOUS TIMING ISSUES. THE FORECAST LEANS TOWARD THE EC WHICH KEEPS THE LARGE LOW SPINNING SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THROUGH SAT BEFORE MOVING IT CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS ON SUN. A SMALL LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING. A THIRD LOW DEVELOPS SAT MORNING SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF TO SE AK BY SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE THE NORTHERN GULF LOW WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...RAIN WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY SAT WHEN THE BERING RIDGE PUSHES THE FRONT BACK TO THE ALEUTIANS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN FALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR AND ONLY HAVE SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. FOR SW AK...COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...MOISTURE MOVING AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GULF LOW WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE COAST AROUND CORDOVA TODAY...ALONG WITH EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE LOW DISSIPATES SAT AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO KEEP A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS FOR A FEW DAYS. THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WILL SEE A DRYING TREND AS THE LOW DISSIPATES AND THE LOW RACING ACROSS THE GULF AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST A LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL KEEP A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE CHAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE MAINLAND PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE COLD AND DRY UNTIL THE NEXT LOW SPREADS SNOW INTO THE AREA AFTER THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 121 129 130 155 165 170 172 175 176 179 185 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 150 160 165 179 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 2, 6:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:45 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 8 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.