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Gale Warning 61, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 8, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2011, 6:35 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2011, 6:35 PM AKST (03:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

872 
FZAK52 PAFC 090334 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

UPDATED ZONE 176

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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE 280 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA
TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN. A 977 MB LOW
175 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND
THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUN EVENING.
$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE EVENING W OF 160W.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...13 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
635 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

JAM JAN 11
3 follow-up statements
064 
FZAK52 PAFC 091232
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND TRACK OVER THE
SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW
NEAR NEAR KISKA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA MON EVENING AT 984 MB. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN 
THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT
PACIFIC SIDE.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26
FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$
153 
FZAK52 PAFC 091310 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

CORRECT SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND TRACK OVER THE
SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW
NEAR KISKA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA MON EVENING AT 984 MB. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN 
THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT
PACIFIC SIDE.  
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26
FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.   

$$
077 
FZAK52 PAFC 100045
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON
NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 
16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF 160W DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND DURING THE
EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. 
SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JAM JAN 11

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 8, 12:20 PM AKST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 12:20 PM AKST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HEIGHTS ARE ON THE RISE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND ALASKA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OUT
AHEAD OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM RUSSIA TO THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND WESTERN BERING SEA. THE RIDGE IS PROVIDING
CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL BUT THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND ALASKA.
SUBSIDENCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN AREAS
OF FOG...MOST NOTABLY IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA WHERE DENSE FOG HAS
SETTLED IN. WARMER AIR MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE IS
STARTING TO MAKE ITS WAY OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE INTO WESTERN ALASKA.
THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE STEEP INVERSIONS AT KING SALMON AND MCGRATH
ON THEIR 12Z SOUNDINGS. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS
EXPECTED TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT WARMING OF TEMPERATURES AT
MOUNTAIN LEVEL ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

AN ACTIVE PATTERN HAS SET UP OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING
AND ALEUTIANS WITH STORMS TRACKING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE
SUPPORTED BY A 130KT+ SOUTHERLY JET. ONE STORM FORCE LOW IS EXITING
OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THIS MORNING WHILE ANOTHER DEVELOPS ALONG
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A
CORRIDOR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT MAXIMUM GALE FORCE
LEVELS BETWEEN SYSTEMS DUE THE CONTINUED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE MULTIPLE LOWS
OUT WEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH LOW
POSITIONS OUT WEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...BUT THESE DIFFERENCES
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONAL FORECAST. MORE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES EVOLVE MONDAY AND BEYOND WITH SYSTEMS OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WHICH AFFECTS THE FORECAST FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. WILL STICK CLOSE TO INHERITED FORECAST ON THIS UNTIL
MODELS GAIN A BETTER HANDLE ON TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THESE SYSTEMS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHERN MAINLAND...UPPER RIDGE WILL DEVELOP A CLOSED CENTER
TONIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THEN STRENGTHEN
AS IT TRACKS TO NORTHERN ALASKA LATE SUNDAY. A THE RIDGE BUILDS
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT A VERY WEAK SHORT-WAVE WHICH IS
CURRENTLY ORIENTED NORTH-SOUTH RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE
STATE WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE A SOUTHWARD TURN AS IT PUSHES
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL. MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THE WAVE ITSELF IS
A NORTHERLY JET STREAK BEHIND IT WHICH WILL KICK UP WINDS A BIT
IN THE THOMPSON PASS/VALDEZ REGION. UNLIKE MOST OF THESE SCENARIOS...
THE AIR MASS BEHIND THE SHORT-WAVE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT AHEAD
OF IT. THEREFORE...WINDS WON'T BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS THEY USUALLY
ARE WHEN COLD AIR ADVECTION IS INVOLVED. THE COMBINATION OF WARM
AIR ADVECTION AROUND THE TOP OF THE RIDGE WITH WARMING DO TO
SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUAL WARMING OF
LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AT SEA LEVEL WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES GENERALLY AT OR
BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES A COUPLE
THOUSAND FEET UP WILL WARM INTO THE 40S AND PERHAPS EVEN INTO THE
LOWER 50S MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A PERSISTENT STEEP TEMPERATURE
INVERSION MEANS FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND
STRENGTHENS IT WILL PUSH THE STORM TRACK FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST.
THE CORRIDOR OF STRONG WINDS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOWS (REFERENCED
IN THE ANALYSIS SECTION ABOVE) WILL ALSO GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH AND
WEST...BECOMING NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY TUESDAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MAY SEE WARNING LEVEL
WINDS AS LOW PASSES BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...IT IS BORDERLINE
AND ANY WARNING LEVEL GUSTS WOULD BE VERY BRIEF...SO WILL NOT ISSUE
A WARNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A GRADUAL
RETROGRESSION OF THE UPPER RIDGE FROM NORTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY
TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK...AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS HIGH. THE STRENGTH AND INFLUENCE OF THIS RIDGE WILL KEEP MAINLAND
ALASKA DRY. THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW ARCTIC AIR
TO SURGE WESTWARD FROM NORTHWEST CANADA AND ACROSS THE MAINLAND...
SETTING UP LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS. MEANWHILE...THE STORM TRACK
WILL BE SUPPRESSED TO SOUTH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...BUT THE
CORRIDOR OF STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172.
         GALE WARNING...127 155 170 171 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JAN 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 3:16 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC11 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 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.