Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
401 FZAK52 PAFC 040050 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR AMCHITKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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671 FZAK52 PAFC 041253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 305 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY TUESDAY MORNING. ON TUESDAY A 965 MB LOW 625 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL BRING STRONG EASTERLY FLOW TO THE BERING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
202 FZAK52 PAFC 041414 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 150. 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 305 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY TUESDAY MORNING. ON TUESDAY A 965 MB LOW 625 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL BRING STRONG EASTERLY FLOW TO THE BERING. IT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
001 FZAK52 PAFC 050041 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX 963 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT THRU FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THRU FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI THRU SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THRU SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. $$
612 FZAK52 PAFC 051246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING ON TUESDAY. EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BERING THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
316 FZAK52 PAFC 060040 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A PATTERN SHIFT IS IN THE WORKS THIS MORNING..WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH
MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER
THE PANHANDLE. REFLECTING DOWN TO THE SURFACE...A 965 MB LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE STATE. AS IT MOVES
NORTHWARD IT WILL BEGIN TO RECURVE TO THE WEST AS IT IS PUSHED THAT
DIRECTION BY THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WARM AIR
WILL MOVE UP FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...BRINGING WARMING TEMPERATURES
TO THE STATE AND AMPLIFYING THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE SHORT TERM. THE 06Z RUNS OF
THE NAM/GFS DID DIFFER A LITTLE FROM THE 00Z RUNS ON TIMING OF THE
SHORTWAVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. THE 00Z MODEL RUN
SHOWED THE SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON...WHILE THE 06Z
RUNS INDICATED MORE PRECIPITATION IN THE MORNING. AS OF THIS
ISSUANCE...THE 00Z RUNS APPEAR TO BE VERIFYING A LITTLE BETTER THIS
MORNING AND THE INITIAL PANELS OF THE 12Z NAM CONCUR. IN THE LONG
TERM HPC GUIDANCE WAS BLENDED WITH THE ECMWF FOR THIS MORNINGS
FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE EAST...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AS THE LOW MOVING TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRINGS WARM
MOIST AIR IN. THIS WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION
INITIALLY WITH OVERRUNNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN FRONT. BY MONDAY NIGHT
WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE MIXED PRECIPITATION MAINLY ALONG THE
COAST...WHILE DOWNSLOPING WILL PREVENT MUCH PRECIP FROM FALLING IN THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE A LITTLE HEAVIER...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY. EXPECT STRONG WINDS THROUGH ALL THE USUAL CHANNELED AREAS
SUCH AS THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...BIG WARM UP EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS FOR THE WESTERN ZONES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CIRCULATING
RIGHT AROUND THIS LOW...SO A DOWNSLOPE EFFECT CAN BE EXPECTED JUST
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. PILOTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE WIND SHEAR IN THE
TAFS WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AROUND THIS LOW...ESPECIALLY JUST
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT WHEN THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH.
BY TONIGHT THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WEST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE...WITH THE NORTHEAST FLOW BRINGING IN COLD
TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGING WARM AIR
ALOFT. EXPECT THE WARMER TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THESE SHOULD BE SHORTLIVED WITH A
RETURN TO A SNOW FORECAST FOR THE K DELTA BY TUESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WITH THAT STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING IN TODAY
THE USUAL STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND IN THE
PRIBILOFS. RIGHT NOW WINDS WILL REMAIN GALE FORCE FOR THE SHORT TERM
MARINE FORECAST...WITH SOME STORM FORCE WINDS MAKING IT INTO THE ST
MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS IN THE MID RANGE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW TO THE
PRIBILOFS...MAKING A GOOD CHANCE FOR A BLIZZARD TONIGHT. OF COURSE
THIS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON HOW FAST THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE
TEMPS WARM UP...SO IF THAT OCCURS TO QUICKLY A BLIZZARD WOULD BE SHORT
LIVED AT BEST. AT THIS POINT IT IS STILL QUESTIONABLE ENOUGH TO MAKE
IT A WATCH FOR TONIGHT...NOT A WARNING. THIS WILL BE REEXAMINED ON
THE DAY PACKAGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG TERM FORECAST IS UNCERTAIN AS ALWAYS BUT AT THIS POINT LOOKS TO
REMAIN STORMY. A NEW LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIANS ON
THURSDAY BRINGING MORE WINDS AND MOST LIKELY RAIN TO THE WESTERN ZONES
WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT. IN THE EAST...MORE DOWNSLOPING CAN
BE EXPECTED ON THE WEST SIDES OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION OR EVEN RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...GALES 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 180
170 171 172 175 176 185 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 185 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
LEWF JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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