Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
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 14, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE NEAR STATIONARY UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE UPPER
RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA HAD MAINTAINED A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A 966 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS NORTH OF THE LOW
ACROSS EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WARM MOIST
FROM THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FRONT HAS PRODUCED AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN IN THE COLD AIR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FRONT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST HAS CREATED SOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE COAST. STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW OVER THE BERING
SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
RAIN CONTINUES OVER MOST OF BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK
ISLAND. AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA HAD WARMED
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. RAIN ALONG
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KENAI PENINSULA SPREAD NORTH INTO THE REST
OF THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPED OVER THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND SUSITNA VALLEY IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF STRONG
WIND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IN THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER AIR PATTERN THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING. THE UPPER RIDGE
ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE
GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURE WARMER THAN NORMAL
AND WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF RAIN AS SHORTWAVE SYSTEM MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA. THE BIGGEST CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE LOCAL STRONG
EAST WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. WINDS ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM, THE HILLSIDE AND NEAR CORDOVA WILL DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SURFACE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
SPREAD WEST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING LATE TONIGHT. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG THE DELTA COAST WILL END TONIGHT AS THE WINDS
DIMINISH. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA FRIDAY AND STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AND A POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG
THE BERING SEA COAST FRIDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE BERING WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT TWO DAY. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
PRIBILOFS WILL END EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE
WEEKEND. COOLER AIR OFF THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 101, 125, 135.
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...STORM...120.
GALE...125, 129, 130, 132, 138, 140, 141, 150, 170, 172, 175
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 14, 3:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 6:22 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jan 14, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr |
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