Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 69, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
187 FZAK51 PAFC 201306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST WED AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 265 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THU MORNING AT 978 MB. BY LATE THU NIGHT THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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344 FZAK51 PAFC 210001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
877 FZAK51 PAFC 210559 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 UPDATE TO ZONES 121 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 900 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 900 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
607 FZAK51 PAFC 211301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 986 MB EARLY FRIDAY MORNING 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MOVES TO 320 NM MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY SAT MORNING AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
492 FZAK51 PAFC 220037 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 982 LOW 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHWEST AND AWAY FROM THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST... .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 21 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
101 FZAK51 PAFC 221258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL EXIT THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
178 FZAK51 PAFC 230038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO A 993MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 986MB LOW 1200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO A 964 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF SITKA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 19, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 12:50 PM AKST, 15 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1250 PM AKST TUE JAN 19 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SCOOTS
EASTWARD. A WEAK TROUGH SOUTH OF SHEMYA IS ALSO MOVING EASTWARD WITH
THE RIDGE. THE MAIN WEATHER STORY IS A LARGE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM
AIDED BY THE POLAR LOW OVER EAST CENTRAL RUSSIA. THIS DEEP TROUGH
WILL DIG SOUTHWARD IN THE COMING DAYS AND BRING SIGNIFICANT WINDS TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA IS ROTATING AROUND AND BEING ABSORBED BY A SECOND
LARGE LOW FIXATED 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LARGE LOW
APPEARS TO BE MORPHING INTO A BROAD CIRCULATION CENTER WITH MULTIPLE
EMBEDDED VORTICIES...SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE ALREADY APPEARING ON
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE NORTHERN LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
SHORTWAVE ARE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY
ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND. COLD AIR
ADVECTION OVER THE BERING SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS DID A DECENT JOB INITIALIZING THIS MORNING...BUT ALL
OF THE MODELS PLACED THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TOO FAR TO
THE SOUTH. THIS LOCATION BIAS PROPAGATES ONWARD IN THE MODELS UNTIL
THE LOW DISSIPATES TOMORROW. THIS IS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY FALLING AT KODIAK ISLAND (MOSTLY
SNOW INSTEAD OF RAIN)...WHICH IS NOW UNDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW INSTEAD
OF NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. THE NAM IS ALSO THE ONLY MODEL WITH A HANDLE
ON THE SUB-SYNOPTIC VORTICIES ROTATING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE
BROAD LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE LATEST EUROPEAN MODEL RUN ALSO
BEGINS TO DEPICT THESE FEATURES AS WELL...BUT THE GFS CONTINUES TO
MAINTAIN A SINGLE CORE OF LOW PRESSURE WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES.
FURTHER IN TIME...THE MODELS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME DIAGNOSING
THE TRACK AND TIMING OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA LATE IN THE WEEK. THE EUROPEAN IS CURRENTLY THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE IN THE SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM AND TAKES IT ON A NORTHERN
TRACK THROUGH THE GULF WHILE THE GFS HANGS BACK AND TAKES THE STORM
ON A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK. THE NAM LIES IN-BETWEEN THESE TWO
SOLUTIONS. THE FORECAST WILL TREND HEAVILY TOWARD A TRACK WHICH IS
MORE SOUTHERLY THAN CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES. OUT WEST...THE MODELS
ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INCOMING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE IN THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A LOW NORTHEAST
OF KODIAK ISLAND ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE
WESTWARD ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIP WITH THIS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE
COAST...BUT EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE RIGHT AS THE TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH. THERE WILL BE ONE MORE UPPER SHORT-WAVE MOVING
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WITH A
STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF...LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND LOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT. SO
EXPECT VERY LITTLE PRECIP OUT OF THIS SECOND SHORT-WAVE. THERE IS
SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE NEW GULF LOW WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...BUT BOTTOM LINE IS IT WILL REMAIN OUT OVER THE GULF.
THIS LOW...IN COMBINATION WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPPING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC AND STALLING
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AND RESULT IN THE COMMENCEMENT OF GAP WINDS. BECAUSE
THE TROUGH STALLS...DON'T EXPECT MUCH COLD ADVECTION THROUGH THE
GAPS AND INTO THE GULF. THUS PRESSURE DIFFERENCES COMBINED WITH
DENSITY DIFFERENCES IN AIR MASS OVER THE GULF AND AIR MASS INLAND
WILL DRIVE THE WINDS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER WAVES ROUNDING THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF
KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW OCCURRING OVER MOSTLY INLAND
PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL GRADUALLY COME TO END TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY AS UPPER TROUGH JUST OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST TRACKS
INLAND...PUSHING ALL OF THE MOISTURE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
ADVECTING IN A DRIER AIRMASS. HIGH PRESSURE...SURFACE AND
ALOFT...WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BRINGING
A RESUPPLY OF ARCTIC AIR WHICH WILL PRODUCING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA...STRONG
NORTHERLIES/SNOW SHOWERS/HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...BRINGING AN END TO THE COLD AIR ADVECTION.
THIS TREND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...HANGING
ON LONGEST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A STORM FORCE FRONT STEMMING
FROM A MAJOR STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK WILL TRACK
SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN
STALL OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AS STRONG RIDGE BUILDING OUT
AHEAD OF IT BLOCKS ANY FURTHER PROGRESSION. THE FRONT WILL ALSO
BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY FRIDAY AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO STRETCH APART
FROM THE ARCTIC DOWN TO THE TROPICS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN PLACE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN MAINLAND AT WEEK'S END WILL NOSE OVER THE
TOP OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC/GULF TROUGH AND CONNECT UP WITH THE
RIDGE OVER CANADA OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A STRONG
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND INTO THE GULF.
THUS...EXPECT DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS TO DOMINATE MAINLAND ALASKA
ALONG WITH THE USUAL STRONG WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE COASTAL RANGE.
MEANWHILE THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TROUGH...NOW IN THE FORM OF A CUT-OFF
LOW...WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF AS
WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIP BACK
TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST. OUT
WEST...ENERGY EXITING OUT OF THE DEEP ASIAN TROUGH WILL HELP PUSH THE
REMNANTS OF THE EASTERN BERING RIDGE OFF TO THE NORTH AND CONNECT
UP WITH GULF TROUGH...EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE RETURN OF A MEAN
TROUGH OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA AND A RETURN TO MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 171 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...155 160 165 170 171 179.
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 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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