Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
059 FZAK51 PAFC 261232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 996 MB THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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848 FZAK51 PAFC 262352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 70 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 985 MB LATE WED NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED EVENING MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
362 FZAK51 PAFC 271248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 152W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
545 FZAK51 PAFC 271947 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 152W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1050 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
335 FZAK51 PAFC 280020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF THU MORNING. A 977 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THROUGH THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
906 FZAK51 PAFC 281257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON FRIDAY MORNING WHERE IT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKA ON FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AND MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 28 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2010 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE HANDLING THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES(BERING SEA/MAINLAND RIDGE AND LARGE NORTH PACIFIC LOW) REASONABLY. MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE TIMING ISSUES OF WAVE SE OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WHICH MOVES INTO THE GULF TUE. ALL MODELS GENERALLY WEAKEN CENTER...HOWEVER THE UKMET AND ECMWF MOVE SYSTEM A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE GFS/NAM. CURRENT GRIDS HAVE SOLUTION WITH RESEMBLES THE UKMET/ECMWF...SO WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN IN THAT DIRECTION ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...HEIGHTS FELL SOME OVER THE MAINLAND OVERNIGHT AS CANADIAN RIDGE SHIFTED EAST SOME. WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN MAINLAND SPLITS BERING SEA AND MAINLAND RIDGE. WARM AIR ADVECTION IN ADVANCE OF A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC BUILDS RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF/WEST COAST WED AND THU. A LOW CENTER MOVES S OF THE AK PEN THU...SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGS WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO THE GULF AND THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. CHANGE TO SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SIGNAL A SHIFT IN STORM TRACK AND ALLOW MOISTURE AND LOW CENTERS TO INTRUDE FURTHER NORTH INTO THE GULF/MAINLAND ALASKA. .SURFACE... .EAST...STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SOUTHCENTRAL AGAIN TONIGHT AND TUE MON AS INVERSION PRESISTS. WEAK TROUGH MOVING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WILL BRING SHOWERS INTO KODIAK TONIGHT. LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS NORTHWEST INTO THE GULF TONIGHT. EXPECT WE WILL SEE GALES IN COASTAL MARINE AREAS TUE NIGHT WITH THIS CENTER. MAJORITY OF ACCOMPANYING PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS. NEXT WAVE MOVING SE OF KODIAK WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE NORTH GULF...WARM ADVECTION...AND SOMEWHAT MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COASTS WED NIGHT. MOISTURE INTRUSION LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THU. .WEST...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SW ALASKA...EASTERN BERING SEA...AK PEN TUE AND WED AS HIGH BUILDS TO NORTH AND WITH STORM CENTER MOVING INTO THE NE PACIFIC. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS LIKELY OVER THE DELTA TUE AFTERNOON AND WED. COLD ADVECTION ACROSS SW ALASKA COUPLED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE DELTA LATER TUE AND WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AK PEN...EASTERN BERING...AND SW AK THU/THU NIGHT AS INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING MOISTURE AND WARMER TEMPS INTO SW ALASKA THU AND THU NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE UPPER LOW REMAINING OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH OF KODIAK. SOME RIDGING INLAND ATTACHED TO A LARGE WEST COAST HIGH (LOWER 48 AND BRITISH COLUMBIA) WILL KEEP TOO MUCH MOISTURE FROM GETTING INLAND...BUT CHANCES ARE WARRANTED AND HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 150 155 170 120 130 132 AND 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JAN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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