Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
353 FZAK52 PAFC 291301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF GAMBELL. A 996 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 24 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DEVELOPING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND BECOMING W 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF UNALASKA ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND... S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
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332 FZAK52 PAFC 291846 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF GAMBELL. A 996 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 24 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 945 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 945 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...WIND BECOMING W 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF UNALASKA ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND... S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
449 FZAK52 PAFC 300030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 998 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 998 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 240 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MON AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT....EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT TOWARDS KUSKOKWIM BAY. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT N AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 35 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
519 FZAK52 PAFC 300850 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 UPDATED ZONES 171 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 998 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 998 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON MOVES TO 240 NM WEST OF GAMBELL MON AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT....EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 1150 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 35 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
598 FZAK52 PAFC 301245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO NEAR NOME AT 998 MB MON MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 993 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
656 FZAK52 PAFC 301546 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 172 175 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO NEAR NOME AT 998 MB MON MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 993 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 985 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 645 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 645 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 645 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ATKA EASTWARD...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 645 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
530 FZAK52 PAFC 310003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA MON NIGHT. A 996 MB 180 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 991 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S AND W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT S AND W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT N AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 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 | 48 hr | |
| 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 | 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.