Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI MORNING. A 956 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI MORNING...AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR CHIGNIK FRI MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK FRI AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NIKOLSKI AND WEST...N WIND 40 KT. EAST OF NIKOLSKI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161229 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO NEAR BARROW AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 180 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 | 36 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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