Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 14, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
513 FZAK52 PAFC 141302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 946 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 957 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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176 FZAK52 PAFC 150046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 948 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SE 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 30 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
497 FZAK52 PAFC 151259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 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 FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 965 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SE 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 32 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ S PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
552 FZAK52 PAFC 160047 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 966 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...SE 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
137 FZAK52 PAFC 161259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 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 SAT JAN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
216 FZAK52 PAFC 170040 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 966 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAND POINT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAND POINT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .MON THRU TUE...N WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THRU TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THRU TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. $$
561 FZAK52 PAFC 171210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 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 SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AND MOVES TO 245 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF SAND POINT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAND POINT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 13, 1:42 PM AKST, 14 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 1:42 PM AKST, 14 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
142 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010
CORRECTED TYPO
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PRIMARY WEATHER STORY OF THE DAY IS A DEVELOPING 955 MB LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WITH SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
AN IMPRESSIVE 210 KT JET TO THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH AND WEST OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL AID IN STRENGTHENING THIS LOW AS IT APPROACHES THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
A WEAKENING CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OUT ITS FINAL
DAYS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW IS EMBEDDED IN A BROAD
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED JET THAT DIVES
SOUTHWARD TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES RESIDE UNDER THIS
LOW...BRINGING SNOW TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. DESPITE WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE UPPER LEVELS AS SEEN IN
AREA SOUNDINGS...A SHALLOW COLD POOL REMAINS STAGNATED ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS...COMBINED WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF...WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS IN
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THIS SURFACE
COLD POOL WILL BECOME SHALLOWER TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMES
MORE SOUTHERLY AND ADVECTS WARMER AIR INLAND...BRINGING AN END TO
THESE GAP WINDS.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS ALASKA...A SECOND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ORIGINATING FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN IS SLOWLY PROPAGATING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WHILE A NEARLY STATIONARY
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH BERING
SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE OVERALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH
REGARDS TO THE TRACK OF THE GULF LOW...BUT ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS
DEPICTING THE SMALLER MESOSCALE FEATURES OF THIS STORM. THIS IS
EVIDENT ON THE INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY...WHICH CLEARLY DENOTES A
BARBELL LOW CENTERED 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE
NAM DOES THE BEST JOB OF RESOLVING THIS FEATURE WHILE THE GFS MISSES
IT COMPLETELY. THE GFS IS ALSO THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND LONGEVITY OF THE SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE GULF LOW. THIS
LOW SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY THE APPROACHING ALEUTIAN ISLAND STORM AND
SHOULD BE ALL BUT A MEMORY BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE DEVELOPING LOW OUT WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS IS ALSO BEING HANDLED
WELL BY THE MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM...CENTERING THE SYSTEM 300 MILES
SOUTH OF SHEMYA MID DAY THURSDAY. THE ONE FEATURE THE MODELS ARE
DISAGREEING ON IS THE STRENGTH OF THE FRONT OUT AHEAD OF THE
LOW...WITH THE GFS ONCE AGAIN BEING THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THIS
RESPECT. THE GFS IS ALSO THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY ON FRIDAY. THE LATEST EUROPEAN
MODEL RUN NOW ALSO DEVELOPS THIS FEATURE 12 HOURS LATER THAN THE
GFS..WITH THE NAM NOW BEING THE ODD MAN OUT. THE MODELS DIVERGE
SIGNIFICANTLY PAST SATURDAY...WITH TWO POSSIBLE SCENARIOS TAKING
SHAPE. ONE FAVORED BY THE GFS STRENGTHENS THE NEWLY DEVELOPED TRIPLE
POINT LOW AND HAS THIS LOW ABSORBING THE MAIN LOW TO THE
WEST...WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN WRAPS THE NEW LOW INTO THE PRIMARY LOW.
THE TRACK AND STRUCTURE OF THE STORM IN THE LONG TERM WILL DEPEND
GREATLY ON WHICH SCENARIO PLAYS OUT. AS A RESULT OF THIS
DISCREPANCY...CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS IN THE LONG TERM IS VERY LOW.
MINIMAL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST...WITH THE NAM MODEL
PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE MAIN UPPER WAVE PRODUCING SNOW FROM
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER BASIN TODAY WILL MOVE OFF TO
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT INTO THE YUKON. SO PRECIP WILL DIMINISH...BUT
WON'T END COMPLETELY AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT PRECIP ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE AND
WRANGELL MOUNTAINS/ALASKA RANGE. MEANWHILE...A WEAK LOW TRACKING
TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW DOWN THERE.
MODELS SHOW A FAIRLY CONCENTRIC VORT-MAX TRACKING FROM THE PACIFIC
NORTHWARD TO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT DISAGREE ON
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS UPPER LEVEL FEATURE ONCE IT REACHES
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE BULK OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL IN THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGION ONCE AGAIN...BUT WITH WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLY
FLOW IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS IT WON'T TAKE MUCH LIFT TO PRODUCE
LIGHT SNOW ELSEWHERE. THEREFORE...WILL BUMP UP POPS AND PUT IN
SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION. AS THIS FEATURE EXITS THURSDAY
NIGHT THE UPPER LOW WHICH HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND WILL OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH AND HEAD NORTH TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL. SO CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL CONTINUE ON
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. UNCERTAINTY GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY
BEYOND THAT AS THE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR ALEUTIAN LOW DIGS
EASTWARD AND ENERGY BEGINS TO EJECT OUT OF THE TROUGH NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE GULF. MODELS ARE NOT YET ABLE TO RESOLVE DETAILS OF
THESE FEATURES...BUT UNDER THIS PATTERN PRECIP WILL BE LIKELY
ALONG THE COAST AND CHANCES OF PRECIP INLAND WILL INCREASE BY
THE WEEKEND AS THESE FEATURES MOVE TO SOUTHCENTRAL.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST RIGHT ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE DUE TO ITS POSITION
UNDERNEATH THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS. THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL SLACKEN TONIGHT...SO WINDS SHOULD FINALLY DIE DOWN A
BIT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. HOWEVER...THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
RIGHT BACK UP THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS ALEUTIAN SYSTEM PROGRESSES
EASTWARD. AN UPPER TROUGH DROPPING OUT OF THE ARCTIC WILL ALSO
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINNING FRIDAY...WHICH
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER WINDS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE MAJOR LOW APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS
IS STILL ON TRACK AND LITTLE CHANGE WILL BE MADE TO THE CURRENT
FORECAST. THERE IS STILL SOME POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES OUT
THERE TEND TO JUMP AS WIND INCREASE...DUE TO FLOW OFF THE WARMER
WATERS...BUT IN THIS CASE TEMPS ARE STARTING OUT QUITE COLD AND
FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE EASTERLY WHICH MEANS THERE IS NOT
WARM ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTH. FOR NOW HAVE HIT THIS AS HARD AS
POSSIBLE WITHOUT ISSUING A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT WILL NEED TO
CONTINUE TO RE-EVALUATE THIS. PRECIP WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
RAIN AS THE FRONT REACHES THE ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY. THIS
STORM...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 940S...WILL AFFECT
THE ENTIRE BERING SEA REGION WITH INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND RESULTANT STRONG WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ALEUTIAN TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH THE
TROUGH DROPPING DOWN OUT OF THE ARCTIC SOMETIME THIS
WEEKEND...SHIFTING ALL OF THE ACTIVITY TOWARD THE GULF AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE BERING SEA...SETTING UP A LONG DURATION OF SNOW SHOWERS
AND GUSTY WINDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175 176.
GALE WARNING...127 128 170 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS/SEB JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 14, 6:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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