Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 FZAK52 PAFC 091236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM EAST OF SAND POINT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 964 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
723 FZAK52 PAFC 100027 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB NE PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 280 NM SE OF SITKINAK AND WEAKENS TO 960 MB MON AFTERNOON. NE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THRU TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAND POINT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THRU WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THRU WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THRU TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
954 FZAK52 PAFC 101216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK MONDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK ON TUESDAY. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
188 FZAK52 PAFC 110045 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THRU WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THRU WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 8, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IMPROVING IN THEIR RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY AND ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER. NO REAL ISSUES OF NOTE FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE NAM IS BIT OF AN OUTLIER ON THE LOW MOVING
SOUTH OF THE GULF THIS WEEKEND BUT THAT IS OFTEN THE CASE IN THIS
PATTERN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE AXIS OF A LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS OUT OF THE
CONTINENTAL US THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THEN CURVES WESTWARD
TOWARDS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A SMALLER NEGATIVELY TILTED RIDGE
REMAINS ANCHORED ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.
ALSO IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRETCHES
SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. A LARGE UPPER
LEVEL LOW CENTERED 400 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS SKEWED
ALONG A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AXIS WHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS CURRENTLY PINWHEELING AROUND THIS
MAIN LOW.
A STRONG 200 KT JET IS RUNNING DUE WEST TO EAST OUT OF ASIA ALONG THE
35N PARALLEL BEFORE WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THIS IS PLACING THE UPPER LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET
STREAM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WHERE IT WILL DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN A LOW THAT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF THIS
WEEKEND.
AT THE SURFACE...A 987 MB LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS
CURRENTLY FILLING AND MOVING WESTWARD. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW IS
PROGRESSING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RESIDES ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE STATE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING SOME
PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BUT THE PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED TO EXTEND INLAND VERY FAR. KODIAK WILL GET BACK INTO THE
RAIN IN THE EASTERLY FLOW AS THIS SYSTEMS MOVES WESTWARD. THE EAST TO
NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL KEEP THINGS
DRY IN OFF SHORE FLOW. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT EXCEPTION IS ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE AN EASTERLY SHORT WAVE
WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE
MUCH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER HIGH IN THE BERING
WILL REMAIN THERE WHILE THE UPPER LOW BECOMES ENTRENCHED SOUTH OF THE
GULF BY SUNDAY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS/EZ JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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