Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 118, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2011, 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 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2011, 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.
763 FZAK51 PAFC 290012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO SAND POINT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND DEEPEN TO A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KING SALMON BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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514 FZAK51 PAFC 291250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW SAT NIGHT 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
708 FZAK51 PAFC 300045 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF THOUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
890 FZAK51 PAFC 300141 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF THOUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
824 FZAK51 PAFC 300838 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF THOUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT SOUTH OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1140 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
633 FZAK51 PAFC 301252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. A 987 MB WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
053 FZAK51 PAFC 301435 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 535 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
490 FZAK51 PAFC 301531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
439 FZAK51 PAFC 310047 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MON EVENING MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT E WIND 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT....GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI..E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT HANDLING THE SERIES OF LOWS MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS RUNS YESTERDAY FOR THE SATURDAY FORECAST ARE NOW RESOLVED. PREFERENCE WAS GIVEN TO THE EC/NAM SOLUTION. TODAY THE GFS HAS COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER MODELS. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW BY LATE SUNDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW MOVING TO BRISTOL BAY. THE EC AND GFS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WHEREAS THE NAM FAILS TO PICK UP THIS LOW. HPC WENT WITH THE GFS FROM DAY 4 TO 6. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHWARD. AN UPPER LOW IS OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE POLAR JET STREAM CURVES NORTHWARD FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO THE BERING STRAIT. AT THE SURFACE A SERIES OF LOWS ARE FORECAST TO TRACK FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO BRISTOL BAY BETWEEN TODAY AND NEXT WEDNESDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL PROVIDE A STEADY FLOW OF WARM MOIST AIR OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WIND AND SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH/END TONIGHT AS THE BERING LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTH. WINDS AND RAIN/SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES NORTH REACHING BRISTOL BAY BY LATE SATURDAY. EXPECT ONLY A SHORT BREAK AS THE NEXT LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY REACHING BRISTOL BAY LATE SUNDAY. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR INTERIOR ZONES. THE DECAYING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW WILL BRING SOME RAIN AND SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND AND TONIGHT AND TO SOUTHERN COOK INLET EARLY SATURDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SAME AREAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A THIRD FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN ANS SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND...COOK INLET AND LIKELY PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY AND MONDAY. STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS CHANNELED BY TERRAIN WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AND INCREASE SUNDAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES OVER THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS TEND TO STOP TRACKING LOWS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AFTER TUESDAY. THE WEATHER TREND WILL BE COOLER AND DRYER FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND MILD AND DAMP FOR SOUTH CENTRAL. EXPECT FREQUENT RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE GULF COAST AS WEAKENING FRONTS MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE SOUTH. SOME SNOW MAY MAKE IT INTO THE INTERIOR ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DIEING FRONTS. CHANNELED WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 138 150 155 185 351 352 411 412 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RHH JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 8:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 9:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.