Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. A 964 MB LOW WILL BE 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT EXCEPT SE 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...WIND INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...WIND BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150600 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 130 132 138 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NINILCHIK. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150705 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 1000 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NINILCHIK. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB 50 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160050 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR CHIGNIK FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK FRI AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE WILL MOVE NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NEAR SEWARD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. NEAR PILOT ROCK...EAST WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...NEAR SEWARD...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NEAR PILOT ROCK...EAST WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. EAST WIND TO 45 KT NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF DURING THE DAY ON FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10S FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161307 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 410 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF DURING THE DAY ON FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ..GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NEAR SEWARD...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NEAR PILOT ROCK...EAST WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NORTH WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 13, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST TUE JAN 13 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT THOUGH
THERE STILL TIMING DIFFERENCES OF THE SHORTWAVES MOVING INTO THE GULF
AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND AN UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF CANADA AND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA CONTINUES TO STEER STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
A 964 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS, THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA
HAD MOVED SNOW INTO BRISTOL BAY, EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, THE
SUSITNA VALLEY AND MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PARTS OF
BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WILL TURN
NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY. ANOTHER 970 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY. THE AREA OF
WARM AIR ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN BERING
THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG NORTHERN WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL
DEVELOP ALONG 170W LONGITUDE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA....STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WARM
MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. AREAS OF SNOW OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL SPREAD INTO REST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WITH A
FEW AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE TONIGHT AND OVER
MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INLAND PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITION
DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
SOUTHCENTRAL AK...
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WARMER, MOISTER AIR
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN IS EXPECTED TO
GET THE MOST SNOW DUE TO UPSLOPE EFFECTS. ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN MAY DEVELOP AS THE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO
RAIN. LOCAL GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE KENAI AND CHUGACH
MOUNTAINS AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL
REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERALL PATTERN. THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AND DIG A
TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL MOVE
THE CORE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE CENTRAL GULF INTO THE
EASTERN GULF BY THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONES 101 AND 125 ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM.
MARINE...STORM...120
GALE...125, 130, 132, 150, 170, 172, 175, 176,179, 180, 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 7:53 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:38 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:47 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 14, 7:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 14, 8:40 AM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 117 days | |
| Jan 14, 9:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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