Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 12, 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 12, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 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.
807 FZAK52 PAFC 130039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 947 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TRACK NORTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT THRU THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI THRU SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING S TO THE W OF ATKA LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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580 FZAK52 PAFC 131300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA EARLY THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT ON THE BERING SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
533 FZAK52 PAFC 140056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 955 MB. A 965 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
513 FZAK52 PAFC 141302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 946 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 957 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
176 FZAK52 PAFC 150046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 948 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SE 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 30 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 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 12, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS WELL ENTRENCHED
ACROSS THE REGION. THE SUBTROPICAL JET EXITS OUT OF CHINA AND
CURVES NORTHWARD TO JUST SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA BEFORE DIVING
SOUTHEASTWARD DOWN TO THE TROPICS AT AROUND 25 DEGREES NORTH
WHERE IT REMAINS FOR THE REST OF THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
THE AMPLIFICATION OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC HAS AIDED IN
DEVELOPMENT OF A STORM...WHICH WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
TRACKS TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AN UPPER
LOW EMBEDDED IN DEEP SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS KODIAK THIS MORNING...DRAGGING A
LITTLE BIT OF ARCTIC AIR ALONG WITH IT. UPPER WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THIS LOW AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ARE PRODUCING AREAS OF
SNOW AND RAIN...PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST RIGHT NOW. STRONG WINDS
CONTINUE THROUGH THE GAPS...BUT ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD AS LOW LEVEL
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TOWARD THE EAST AND
EVENTUALLY TOWARD THE SOUTH...ADVECTING WARMER GULF AIR BACK
ONSHORE. BLOCKING HIGH REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA...ALTHOUGH AN
ARCTIC LOW/TROUGH DROPPING THROUGH THE CHUKCHI SEA IS BEGINNING
TO PUSH THE RIDGE SOUTHWARD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIFFER ON EXACT POSITIONS
AND STRENGTHS OF THE LOW CENTERS...BUT ARE ALL GROUPED IN THE
SAME GENERAL AREA. THE ONE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCE IN THE
SHORT-TERM IS THE GFS SOLUTION OF DEEPENING A TRIPLE POINT LOW
AND TRACKING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AKPENN LATE FRIDAY. NONE OF
THE OTHER MODELS ARE EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT THE GFS SHOWS AND THE
GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS DO NOT SUPPORT SUCH A STRONG FEATURE.
THEREFORE...WILL IGNORE THIS GFS SOLUTION AND STICK CLOSE TO
INHERITED FORECAST WHICH IS IN LINE WITH OTHER SOLUTIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL DROP OFF
SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND
LOW LEVEL THERMAL ADVECTION BECOMES NEUTRAL TO WARM. THE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WOULD BE DIRECTLY IN THE OUTFLOW REGION OF
THE MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL RANGE GAPS (THOMPSON PASS/COPPER
RIVER DELTA) WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL HANG ON A LITTLE
LONGER...PRIMARILY DUE TO THE LARGE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES
FROM INLAND TO THE COAST. WEAK UPPER WAVES AS WELL AS SOME
OVERUNNING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW (AND RAIN ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST). THE BULK OF THIS WILL FALL FROM THE NORTH GULF
COAST TO THE COPPER BASIN WITH JUST A CHANCE ELSEWHERE. MODELS
INDICATE ONE FINAL WAVE SPINNING OFF THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS
THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE MORE WESTERN AREAS...BUT
CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE IS FAIRLY LOW AT THIS
POINT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE UPPER LOW OVER KODIAK CONTINUES TO DROP
SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT WEAK COLD ADVECTION WILL
PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE FAR EASTERN
BERING...RESULTING IN CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.
WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
THERMAL ADVECTION BECOMES NEUTRAL AND SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SLACKENS A BIT. HOWEVER...GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN BACK UP
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM BEGINS TO
INFLUENCE THE WEATHER IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY
DEEPEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IN AN AREA OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE...WITH MODELS INDICATING THE SURFACE PRESSURE
DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 940S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PUSH A STORM FORCE FRONT NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE
RAPIDLY WEAKENS DUE TO PRESSURE FROM ALL SIDES. THIS WILL EVOLVE
INTO A LARGE LOW VORTEX ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BY WEEK'S END...WITH
MULTIPLE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN CENTER. FORECASTING THE
DETAILS OF THESE LOWS IS NOT USUALLY HANDLED WELL BY THE MODELS...SO
CONFIDENCE FALLS OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AT WEEK'S END.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE A SHORT-WAVE MOVING AROUND
THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL DEVELOP A STRONG LOW
AND MOVE IT INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND...BUT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
ON THE TRACK IS NOT GREAT...BUT THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL FOR A STORM
TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL. THE ORIGINAL LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD WITH TIME WITH WIDESPREAD COLD ADVECTION ENSUING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA...RESULTING IN THE USUAL GUSTY WINDS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PATTERN WILL HOLD ACROSS THE
BERING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175 176.
GALE WARNING...127 128 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...127 128 140 141 160 165 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB JAN 10In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 12, 2:57 PM AKST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
257 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PALMER 61.60N 149.11W
01/11/2010 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SPOTTY WIND DAMAGE IN THE PALMER AREA. FENCING AND
SEVERAL 20 FT HIGH METAL PARKING LOT LIGHTS BLOWN DOWN.
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOUSES AND A MOVIE GALLERY SIGN
DESTROYED. A CAR WINDSHIELD REPORTEDLY BLOWN OUT BY
FLYING DEBRIS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE CITY.
0945 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
01/11/2010 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TEN TO TWELVE INCH PINE TREE DOWN IN YARD. LARGE 15-20
FOOT BUSINESS SIGN BLOWN 100 YARDS. POWER OUTAGES OFF AND
ON STARTING AT 1AM JAN 11. MEASURED WIND GUST OF 78 MPH
AT 410AM JAN 11. WINDS CALM IN HOUSTON.
1240 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WASILLA 61.58N 149.46W
01/12/2010 AK PUBLIC
REPORT FROM WASILLA RIDGE ALONG PARKS HIGHWAY ABOVE
SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE. DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOUSE ROOF.
MAXIMUM WIND GUST ON JAN. 10 OF 69 MPH AT 1130AM. MAXIMUM
WIND GUST ON JAN. 11 OF 79 MPH AT 130AM. MAXIMUM WIND
GUST ON JAN. 12 OF 74 MPH AT 1204AM.
&&
KSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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