Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 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.
452 FZAK52 PAFC 021253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AT 976 MB MON MORNING AND DISSIPATES MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 981 MB SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 962 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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133 FZAK52 PAFC 030043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 962 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 967 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
720 FZAK52 PAFC 031254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...SEAS 16 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT... SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
020 FZAK52 PAFC 040014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 979 MB 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF. A 982 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN TUE WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE SHORT TERM CONSIDERING THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN. THERE IS A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN SOLUTIONS FOR A LOW APPROACHING KODIAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL IMPACT THAT AREA BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE MODELS ARE HOLDING TOGETHER WELL. IN FACT THE LONG TERM IS NOT TOO BAD WITHER. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND ARE ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES APART OF THE TRACK OF THE LOWS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS CURRENTLY IN A THREE WAVE PATTERN WITH THE STRONGEST TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EMBEDDED IN THIS TOUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND THIS WHOLE COMPLEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NUMEROUS SURFACE LOWS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE ACTIVE WEATHER AROUND THE STATE THE LAST FEW DAYS. IN THIS ACTIVE PATTERN THE JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT IN POSITION TO SPIN UP THE LOWS SO THAT THEY JUST KEEP COMING. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THAT HAS BROUGHT HEAVY SNOWFALL AND THEN FREEZING RAIN AND THEN RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD BUT BE SLOW TO WEAKEN. A SECONDARY LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONTAL BAND JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS FEATURE IS INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF REGIONS AND IS THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE PRECIPITATION MOSTLY AS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WRAPS AROUND THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TYPES. THE ONLY AREAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO SEE WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN IS ZONE 152 WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AS THE WARMER AIR ALOFT RIDES OVER IT. THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS BLOWING THROUGH THE NORMAL AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM...ALONG THE COPPER RIVER...AND CHANNELED TERRAIN. THESE WINDS ARE CAUSING A GOOD DOWNSLOPE AREA IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL KEEP MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION AT BAY IN THESE AREAS UNTIL THE FRONT GOES BY LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS IN ANCHORAGE SHOULD TURN SOUTHEAST IN TOWN AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TEMPERATURES TO JUMP INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S UNTIL WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM PROMPTING THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN ZONE 145 FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER PATTERN CHANGE ARRIVES. BY LATE NEXT WEEK THERE SHOULD BE A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT DEVELOPS IN THE BERING SEA. MODELS ARE NOT CONSISTENT AS TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE RIDGE BUT THERE IS ENOUGH AGREEMENT TO BELIEVE THIS FEATURE WILL DEVELOP. THIS WILL BRING A MORE SETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO THE STATE THOUGH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ARE LIKELY IN THIS NEW PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING/PUBLIC ADVISORY SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145 152. MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.