Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
183 FZAK52 PAFC 261243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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789 FZAK52 PAFC 261327 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 170 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 430 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 430 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
362 FZAK52 PAFC 262346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER RUSSIA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL INFLUENCE THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 983 MB BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
223 FZAK52 PAFC 271253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
972 FZAK52 PAFC 271552 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 185. 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
286 FZAK52 PAFC 271730 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 UPDATED ZONE 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 830 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
633 FZAK52 PAFC 280009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THROUGH THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
319 FZAK52 PAFC 281310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 980 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2010 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE HANDLING THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES(BERING SEA/MAINLAND RIDGE AND LARGE NORTH PACIFIC LOW) REASONABLY. MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE TIMING ISSUES OF WAVE SE OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WHICH MOVES INTO THE GULF TUE. ALL MODELS GENERALLY WEAKEN CENTER...HOWEVER THE UKMET AND ECMWF MOVE SYSTEM A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE GFS/NAM. CURRENT GRIDS HAVE SOLUTION WITH RESEMBLES THE UKMET/ECMWF...SO WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN IN THAT DIRECTION ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...HEIGHTS FELL SOME OVER THE MAINLAND OVERNIGHT AS CANADIAN RIDGE SHIFTED EAST SOME. WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN MAINLAND SPLITS BERING SEA AND MAINLAND RIDGE. WARM AIR ADVECTION IN ADVANCE OF A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC BUILDS RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF/WEST COAST WED AND THU. A LOW CENTER MOVES S OF THE AK PEN THU...SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGS WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO THE GULF AND THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. CHANGE TO SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SIGNAL A SHIFT IN STORM TRACK AND ALLOW MOISTURE AND LOW CENTERS TO INTRUDE FURTHER NORTH INTO THE GULF/MAINLAND ALASKA. .SURFACE... .EAST...STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHCENTRAL AGAIN TONIGHT AND TUE MON AS INVERSION PRESISTS. WEAK TROUGH MOVING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WILL BRING SHOWERS INTO KODIAK TONIGHT. LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS NORTHWEST INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. EXPECT WE WILL SEE GALES IN COASTAL MARINE AREAS TUE NIGHT WITH THIS CENTER. MAJORITY OF ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS. NEXT WAVE MOVING SE OF KODIAK WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE NORTH GULF...WARM ADVECTION...AND SOMEWHAT MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COASTS WED NIGHT. MOISTURE INTRUSION LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. .WEST...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SW ALASKA...EASTERN BERING SEA...AK PEN TUE AND WED AS HIGH BUILDS TO NORTH AND WITH STORM CENTER MOVING INTO THE NE PACIFIC. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS LIKELY OVER THE DELTA TUE AFTERNOON AND WED. COLD ADVECTION ACROSS SW ALASKA COUPLED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE DELTA LATER TUE AND WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AK PEN...EASTERN BERING...AND SW AK THU/THU NIGHT AS INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING MOISTURE AND WARMER TEMPS INTO SW ALASKA THU AND THU NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE UPPER LOW REMAINING OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF KODIAK. SOME RIDGING INLAND ATTACHED TO A LARGE WEST COAST HIGH (LOWER 48 AND BRITISH COLUMBIA) WILL KEEP TOO MUCH MOISTURE FROM GETTING INLAND...BUT CHANCES ARE WARRANTED AND HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 150 155 170 120 130 132 AND 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JAN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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