Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 51, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
601 FZAK52 PAFC 051242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY WED NIGHT. A 972 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB THU NIGHT 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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074 FZAK52 PAFC 060053 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW WIND 40 KT W OF 170 WEST. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
893 FZAK52 PAFC 061255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES IN EASTERN RUSSIA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB FRI NIGHT 175 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
321 FZAK52 PAFC 070031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 977 MB LOW 225 NM NORTH OF KISKA MOVES TO THE GULF OF ANADYR FRI AT 988 MB. A 984 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 989 MB SAT AND MERGES WITH LOW TO THE SOUTH. A 972 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SAT MORNING MOVES 150 NM WEST OF ATTU SUN MORNING AT 968 MB. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. E WIND 20 KT EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
510 FZAK52 PAFC 071304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A LOW NEAR EASTERN RUSSIA ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY EVENING. A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. AN UPPER RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA HAS WEAKENED A BIT
OVERNIGHT.
.AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW, WHICH WAS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA, HAS MOVED TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI PENINSULA AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE
YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS HAVE PRODUCED AREAS OF POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A MODERATE LOW JUST EAST OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS MOVE NORTH TOWARD SIBERIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND THE
GFS APPEARS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE LOW IN THE GULF THAN THE
EC AND ALL THE MODELS HANDLE THE SITUATION ABOUT THE SAME IN THE
BERING SEA. THE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE TURN SOUTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AS IT MOVES EAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN OVER THE
BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL KEEP THE
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. CLEARING SKIES AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH AS THE TROUGH OVER THE AREA WEAKENS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
RIDGE MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVER ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AS THE RIDGE MOVES INLAND AND A LOW
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.
.BERING SEA...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL KEEP SOUTHERN ALASKA MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE BERING WILL KEEP THIS REGION WARMER AND WETTER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
GALE 132 150 155 160 165 170 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.