Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 63, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 16, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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561 FZAK52 PAFC 171210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AND MOVES TO 245 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LOW MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
313 FZAK52 PAFC 180039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 967 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 978 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF ATKA DURING THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
487 FZAK52 PAFC 180451 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 967 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 978 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .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...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF ATKA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .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. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...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. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
030 FZAK52 PAFC 181251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 980 MB 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...11 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
287 FZAK52 PAFC 182010 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 980 MB 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1110 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...11 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 1110 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
222 FZAK52 PAFC 190049 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 1003 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TUE MORNING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE WED. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 35 KT E OF ATKA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE....FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
289 FZAK52 PAFC 191249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA REMAINS UNTIL A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU EARLY THU MORNING MOVES 350 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU THU EVENING AT 969 MB. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM UNALASKA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT TOWARD ATTU...INCREASING TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
004 FZAK52 PAFC 200048 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS WED AND THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED...EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
041 FZAK52 PAFC 200059 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 CORRECTED TYPO IN 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS WED AND THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
917 FZAK52 PAFC 201257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS WED AND THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO GALE FORCE AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
911 FZAK52 PAFC 210039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SITUATED OVER THE ALASKA PANHANDLE
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. AN ELONGATED ZONAL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
STRETCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. MEANWHILE...A LARGE UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND SEVERAL ACCOMPANYING SHORTWAVES
CONTINUE THEIR EASTWARD JOURNEY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
AT THE SURFACE...A MATURE 960 MB SURFACE LOW IS STACKED UNDER THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. MULTIPLE SURFACE
SHORTWAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW...WITH THE MOST PRONOUNCED
WAVE EXTENDING NORTH AND WEST. WHILE THIS SYSTEM IS NOT BRINGING ANY
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE ISLAND CHAIN...NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD USHER IN COLDER AIR FROM THE NORTH IN
THE COMING DAYS. FURTHER EAST...A COMPLEX SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
ENVELOPES MUCH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. A BARBELL LOW IS PRESENT ON
SATELLITE IMAGERY ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS
SYSTEM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE GULF COAST AND THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF
THE KENAI PENINSULA. AN ADDITIONAL MESOSCALE CIRCULATION APPEARED
BRIEFLY ON THE MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR BETWEEN 10 AND 11AM AKST AS IT
PASSED SOUTH OF CORDOVA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE STATE...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS SLOWLY POKING
ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE WHILE A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH IS SKIRTING THE ARCTIC SEABOARD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN GENERAL THE MODELS DO A FAIR JOB IN DEPICTING THE CURRENT WEATHER
PATTERNS IN THE SHORT TERM...ESPECIALLY WITH THE ALEUTIAN ISLAND LOW.
HOWEVER...THE GULF LOW IS PROVING TO BE A HEADACHE FOR THE MODELS.
WHILE THE MODELS AGREE THAT THE LOW SHOULD TRACK NORTH TOWARD
THE KENAI PENINSULA...DIFFERENCES EXIST AS TO THE EXACT
STRUCTURE...STRENGTH...AND TIMING OF LOW WHEN IT MOVES ONSHORE. THE
GFS IS THE OUTLIER OF THE GROUP IN FORECASTING HOW THE BARBELL LOW
WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE LOW. IT PREDICTS THAT THE SOUTHERN LOW
WILL DOMINATE RATHER THAN THE NORTHERN LOW...AS THE NAM AND EUROPEAN
DEPICT. AS A RESULT OF THIS DISCREPANCY...THE GFS LAGS 12 HOURS
BEHIND THE OTHER MODELS WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITION OF THE LOW.
TO FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS...THE MODELS ALL INITIALIZED THE LOW
TOO FAR TO THE WEST...REDUCING CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK
OF THE LOW. NOT SURPRISINGLY...THE MODELS ARE NOT PICKING UP ON ANY
OF THE SUB SYNOPTIC CIRCULATIONS WRAPPING AROUND THE SYSTEM SUCH AS
THE ONE SEEN ON THE MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR. THUS CONFIDENCE WITH
REGARDS TO THIS SYSTEM IS LOWER THAN USUAL.
AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES...THE MODELS MOVE THE ALEUTIAN LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL HELP PUSH THE CURRENT GULF LOW
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...WHERE IT WILL DEGENERATE
INTO AN OPEN WAVE ON MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN AND SNOW MOVED INLAND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE SHOWERS ARE FILLING IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE OCCLUSION. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REMAIN VERY LIGHT WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE UPSLOPE MOUNTAINS AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. STEADY
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW SLOWLY FILLS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MOVES INLAND. THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE DUE TO THIS SURFACE FEATURE AS WELL AS THE CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION ALOFT. BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID
WEEK AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS TO THE EAST AND SETTLES
NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
.SOUTHWEST...ARCTIC AIRMASS WELL ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE TODAY. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
CONTINUE AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR SPILLS OUT OF THE YUKON
RIVER VALLEY. THE STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES IS RESULTING IN ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILL ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...BUT UNTIL THEN WIND CHILLS COULD REACH AS LOW AS 50 BELOW
ZERO.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS ANCHORED THE
WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE PAST WEEK WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. THE RESULT WILL BE THE ARCTIC
AIRMASS BEGINNING TO SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL ENSUE FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE COLD AIR ENCOUNTERS THE RELATIVELY WARM
BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 170 172 175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
KS AB JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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