Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2010, 4:00 PM 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 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
395 FZAK51 PAFC 110026 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
689 FZAK51 PAFC 110622 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 UPDATED 129 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 915 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
581 FZAK51 PAFC 111238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX 964 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 290 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB TUESDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 989 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING THIS MORNING NEAR NORTHERN BAYS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
402 FZAK51 PAFC 120012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA MON EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR KACHEMAK BAY ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
846 FZAK51 PAFC 121252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 980 MB THIS EVENING...AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THURSDAY MORNING WHILE REMAINING FAIRLY STATIONARY. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF THE STRAIT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
425 FZAK51 PAFC 121610 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 980 MB THIS EVENING...AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT...AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THURSDAY MORNING WHILE REMAINING FAIRLY STATIONARY. A 977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF THE STRAIT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
488 FZAK51 PAFC 130057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ON THU. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. S WIND 15 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND S. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING NORTHERN HALF OF STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 10, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION CCA
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
530 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 800 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND COVERS MUCH OF
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CONTAINS NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES. A SEPARATE UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED NORTH OF HUDSON BAY AND STRETCHES WESTWARD INTO
NORTHEASTERN ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTH BERING
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN MAINLAND
ALASKA. ALTHOUGH RIDGING EXTENDS FROM THIS HIGH TOWARDS THE CANADIAN
WEST COAST...IT IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN UNDER THE DIGGING OF THE NORTH
ARCTIC LOW AND THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. AT
THE SURFACE...A STACKED LOW IS UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LEVEL GULF LOW
WITH SEVERAL ROTATING SHORTWAVES. A STRONG WRAPPED OCCLUDED FRONT
STRETCHES TOWARDS THE ALASKA PANHANDLE FROM THIS LOW. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IS OFFSET NORTHEASTWARD FROM UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WITH
A CENTER NEAR BARROW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE CURRENTLY IN AGREEMENT ON
THE NORTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW IN THE SHORT
TERM. HOWEVER...SOME MODELS FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOUBLE
BARRELED LOW SUNDAY INSTEAD OF AN ELONGATED LOW. IN THE MID TERM
MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE ON THE NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW
SYSTEM THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. HOWEVER...THERE IS LOW RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY WITH MORE RECENT MODELS FAVORING A MORE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE THE MORE CONSISTENT OF THESE
SOLUTIONS HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS LOW. HPC GUIDANCE WAS USED FOR THE
LONG TERM FORECAST HOWEVER MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE IN THE LONG TERM
AND CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WESTWARD PROGRESSION OF A SHORTWAVE EARLY SUNDAY
AND APPROACH OF A WRAPPED OCCLUDED FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT
IN STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL GULF TODAY. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR STRONG CHANNELED FLOWS THROUGH
SHELIKOF STRAIT AND COOK INLET WITH STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG SHELIKOF
STRAIT. STORM FORCE COASTAL JETS WILL FORM ALONG THE SOUTHCENTRAL
GULF COAST...SOUTHERN SHORES OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND THE
EASTERN SHORE OF KODIAK ISLAND. WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN MONDAY AS
THE FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE REGION AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW
PRESSURE WEAKENS. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POOL SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHEASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. THIS NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ALONG WITH THE BUILDING OF THE
TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST
WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...COPPER RIVER DELTA...AND THE VALDEZ ARM AND NARROWS REGION
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG THROUGH
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY. SNOWSHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT WILL REACH THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER...THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN AND
PRECIPITATION WILL NOT REACH THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST UNTIL A
SHORTWAVE APPROACHES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST/BERING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY AND STRENGTHEN INTO TONIGHT AS A
SHORTWAVE MOVES NORTHWARD AND TIGHTENS THE ISOBARS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION. IN ADDITION...MUCH COOLER AIR WILL SPILL IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST WHICH WILL INCREASE THE COAST PERPENDICULAR PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND INCREASE SURFACE MIXING WHICH RESULTS IN HIGHER WINDS.
PARTICULARLY STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR IN CHANNELED VALLEYS ORIENTED
FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST SUCH AS TOKSOOK BAY. ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA...WINDS WILL APPROACH STORM FORCE INTENSITY ALONG
THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF THE PENINSULA AS A SHORTWAVE AND THEN AN
OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION
TODAY WILL BE LIMITED TO LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.ALEUTIANS...A WEAK SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
TODAY...BRINGING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SEPARATE SHORTWAVE WILL
BRING LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS WELL. NO INTENSE LOWS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE REGION IN THE SHORT TERM SO RELATIVELY WEAK
WINDS ARE FORECAST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A PATTERN CHANGE APPEARS TO BE BREWING FOR THE
LONG TERM. MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW MORE AGREEMENT IN THE
PROPAGATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL ARCTIC LOW ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER...MODELS DIFFER IN THE
TIMING...INTENSITY...AND SOUTHWARD REACH OF THIS LOW SO A LARGE
AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...155
MARINE...STORM 120 127 130 132 136 137 138 150
GALE 121 126 128 140 155
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...140 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
ELN/JAM JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:54 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:04 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 9:59 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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