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Small Craft Advisory 59, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 20, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

749 
FZAK52 PAFC 210045
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A LARGE 970 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 985 MB LOW 70
NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AT 990 MB FRI
MORNING. A 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12
FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

329 
FZAK52 PAFC 211236
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BERING TO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 991 MB
LOW NEAR 450 NM S OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AT 986 MB
FRI EVENING. A LARGE 970 MB 500 NM S OF ADAK FRI EVENING WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB AS IT MOVES TO 280 NM SE OF ATKA LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

748 
FZAK52 PAFC 211526 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
626 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BERING TO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 991 MB
LOW NEAR 450 NM S OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF AT 986 MB
FRI EVENING. A LARGE 970 MB LOW 500 NM S OF ADAK FRI EVENING WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB AS IT MOVES TO 280 NM SE OF ATKA LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

993 
FZAK52 PAFC 220001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
AT 986 MB THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO
70 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT AT 993 MB SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A
LARGE 965 MB LOW CENTERED 500 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI EVENING MOVES TO
190 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 955 MB SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 
15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT.  NE WIND 40 KT WEST OF 173 WEST. 
BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF ATTU ISLAND. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...00Z MODELS ALL DEPICT BASIC PATTERN REASONABLY
WELL...THE BROAD SWRLY FLOW UPPER FLOW FROM THE NPAC THAT EXTENDS
INTO THE GULF OF AK. WITH A WEAK UPPER RIDGE SEPARATING THAT FROM
THE CYCLONIC WRLY FLOW TO THE N OF THE AK RANGE IN A NRN BRANCH OF
THE JET. DIFFERENCES ARISE AS EARLY AS 30 HOURS OUT IN ALL OF THEM
THOUGH IN THE DETAILS OF SHORT WAVES ROTATING UP FROM THE BASE OF
LARGE DECAYING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA. FOR
THIS REASON...GFS WAS MAINLY USED...WITH A SMALL PORTION OF THE ECMWF
IN A BLEND FOR THE GRIDS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BASIC PATTERN DESCRIBED ABOVE WILL
HOLD THROUGH SATURDAY. WEAK REMAINS OF ORIGINAL OCCLUSION FROM LARGE
NPAC LOW WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE TODAY OVER SW MAINLAND...EAST ACROSS
S-CENTRAL AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. SHORT-WAVE S OF PACD AROUND 50N
WITH A 986 MB SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE OVER ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN
TODAY. THEN OVER WRN GULF TONIGHT...AND NRN GULF FRI. ANOTHER WEAKER
ONE WILL FOLLOW THE SAME TRAJECTORY 12-18 HOURS LATER...ENDING UP
OVER FAR ERN GULF COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MUCH STRONGER LOW WITH
A WELL DEVELOPED OCCLUSION FORECAST BY ALL MODELS TO LIFT N OVER ERN
ALEUTIANS...AK PEN AND WRN GULF LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
WEAK REMAINS OF DISSIPATING OCCLUSION OVER-RUNNING ARCTIC AIR OVER
S-CENTRAL AND COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. GOOD FOR 1-3
INCHES...DIMINISHING IN AFTERNOON. RAIN MOVING NE FROM KODIAK
TONIGHT...BECOMING MIXED PRECIP. OVER GULF COAST/KENAI LATE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. NEXT WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO KODIAK FRI
NIGHT...THEN MIXED PRECIP GULF COAST AND SNOW TO S-CENTRAL SATURDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS ENDING TODAY SW AS WEAK OCCLUSION REMAINS DISSIPATE.
MIXED PRECIP. MOVING N WITH NEXT SYSTEM LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AK
PEN. AND ERN HALF OF 161. SOME -SN AHEAD OF FOLLOWING SYSTEM FRI INTO
SAT FOR SW INTERIOR...THOUGH ZONE 155 WILL BE ON THE EDGE.

BERING/ALEUTIANS
RAIN TODAY DIMINISHING TONIGHT ERN ALEUTIANS AS WEAK FRONT LIFTS N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL AND WRN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI...MIXED WITH
SNOW AT NIGHT. STRONG GALES AND MODERATE-HEAVY RAIN/SNOW CENTRAL AND
ERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
SAT WRN ALEUTIANS AS COLDER AIR GETS PULLED DOWN DUE TO DEEP LOW
MOVING UP TOWARD ERN HALF. SCATTERED -RA/-SN SHOWERS TODAY
PRIBILOFS...INCREASING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS WEAK SHORT-WAVE LIFTS N.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...STRONG OCCLUSION FORECAST BY MODELS TO BE
RAPIDLY PUSHED N OVER GULF COAST AND S-CENTRAL SUN. SIGNICANT WARMER
AIR POSSIBLE WITH THIS COULD BRING -RA EVEN TO INLAND
S-CENTRAL...CERTAINLY A WARM CHINOOK EVENT AS ADVERTISED. COOLER AIR
BEHIND THE OCCLUSION AND WITH THE FOLLOWING SHORT-WAVE SHOULD CHANGE
PRECIP. BACK TO SNOW ALL AREAS IF THIS OCCURS. BROAD MILD S TO SW
FLOW WITH EMBEDDED LOWS/SHORT-WAVES FORECAST TO CONTINUE WELL AFTER
THIS BY BOTH ECMWF AND GFS...WHICH WOULD KEEP TEMPS. ABOVE AVERAGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...
  GALES...351 352 411 412 132 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR JAN 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 21, 4:29 AM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	57 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.