Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
330 FZAK52 PAFC 010022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 984 MB 180 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
593 FZAK52 PAFC 011249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 125 NM S OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM N OF AMCHITKA AT 981 MB TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 375 NM N OF AMCHITKA AT 988 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
018 FZAK52 PAFC 020010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 220 NM SW OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 380 NM W OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 989 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 210 NM SW OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
051 FZAK52 PAFC 021242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 220 NM SW OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 380 NM W OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 989 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 210 NM SW OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
778 FZAK52 PAFC 022349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 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 WED FEB 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW 180 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
899 FZAK52 PAFC 031253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 998 MB AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH THU NIGHT AND TO THE AKPEN BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
005 FZAK52 PAFC 040030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 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 THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE TONIGHT AT 998 MB AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH THU NIGHT AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SAT MORNING. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
360 FZAK52 PAFC 041213 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 995 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 31, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 6:00 AM AKST, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
CONTINUES TO BE IN PLACE OVER ALASKA WITH A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC EXTENDING FROM THE MIDLATITUDES NORTHWARDS INTO THE
ARCTIC. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA COVERS
MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. A 115KT 250MB JET DELINEATES THE BOUNDARY
BETWEEN THESE TWO AIRMASSES AND IS ACTING TO STEER A SERIES OF UPPER
LEVEL WAVES...WITH SURFACE LOW REFLECTIONS...INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND ULTIMATELY SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FIRST OF THESE FEATURES IS A LOW
THAT HAS MOVED FROM SHELIKOF STRAIT INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
PUSHING A FRONT ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS
SYSTEM IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE USUAL UPSLOPE AREAS...WITH RAIN MIXING
IN FARTHER EAST AROUND CORDOVA. THE LOW HAS ALSO BROUGHT SNOW TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT.
FARTHER WEST A RIDGE IS STARTING TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING
THOUGH THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPINGED UPON BY A WEAK SHORTWAVE THAT
IS BRINGING AREAS OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED YET FARTHER WEST IS
ACTING TO SPIN UP A COMPACT...BUT IMPRESSIVE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS INITIALIZE REASONABLY CLOSE TO EACH
OTHER THIS MORNING...HOWEVER BY 36 HOURS SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
START TO CROP UP. THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRACK OF THE NEXT LOW
POISED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE
MAJOR MODELS PROG A LOW TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TUE NIGHT INTO
WED...HOWEVER THERE ARE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW
THAT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL SEEING A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT OR PRECIP FALLING AS ALL RAIN. THE ECMWF AND
CANADIAN MODELS ARE TRACKING THE LOW WEST UP COOK INLET AND INTO THE
SUSITNA VALLEY...KEEPING THINGS WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN WHILE THE NAM IS
THE FARTHER EAST OF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...TRACKING THE LOW INTO
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...A CLASSIC SNOW SETUP FOR ANCHORAGE.
THE GFS IS A LITTLE SLOWER IN TRANSITIONING THE LOW INTO THE
ANCHORAGE AREA...BUT OVERALL TRACKS THE LOW RIGHT OVER ANCHORAGE AND
THE MAT VALLEY...JUST FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST TO KEEP THESE AREAS ON
THE COLD SIDE OF THE LOW. THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE FAVORS A MORE
EASTERLY SOLUTION...SIMILAR TO THE NAM AND GFS...WITH THE THINKING
THAT THE COLDER AIR IN PLACE SHOULD FAVOR A MORE EASTERLY TRACK. 12Z
PAFC SOUNDING DATA LENDS CREEDENCE TO THIS AS THE ECMWF 850MB TEMPS
ARE INITIALIZING ABOUT 2 DEGREES TOO WARM.
DIFFERENCES CONTINUE PAST 48 HOURS AS A SERIES OF LOWS MOVE UP INTO
THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL HOWEVER THE NAM IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE IN
THE EAST. IT IS ALSO FAVORED IN THE WEST WHERE THERE IS A DIVERGENCE
OF TRACKS IN THE LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT INTO
TUE MORNING. THE NAM SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF
AND AS SUCH SEEMS MOST PRUDENT FOR NOW.
CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST PAST 84 HOURS IS STILL VERY LOW
AS THERE ARE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ONSHORE TODAY...BRINGING SNOW TO UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS WELL AS TO MUCH
OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT LOW STARTING THIS
EVENING...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF
THIS NEXT LOW BUT RIGHT NOW ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS...SOUTHERLY FLOW
BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH LITTLE DOWNSLOPING...A NEGATIVELY
TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PROVIDING LIFT...AND ENOUGH COLD AIR
ALREADY IN PLACE...ARE POINTING TOWARDS THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL FOR
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU OF 2011. THIS LOW IS THE FIRST IN A
SERIES OF LOWS THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
GULF...EACH BRINGING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND RESULTING IN WHAT IS
LOOKING TO SHAPE UP INTO A VERY SNOWY WEEK ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. STAY
TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS...
SOUTHWEST AK...THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS BRISTOL
BAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT. AFTER THAT THOUGH MOST OF THE ACTION WILL BE CONFINED
TO SOUTHCENTRAL AS A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
SERVE TO DRY THINGS OUT FOR THE MIDWEEK. A CHANCE OF SNOW CREEPS BACK
INTO THE FORECAST BY LATER IN THE WEEK AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE
LOWS AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL SPILLS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RELATIVELY QUIET ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND BERING AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. TO THE WEST A COMPACT LOW
FORMING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SPREADING SNOW AND GALES INTO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE PROXIMITY OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TO THE PRIMARY UPPER LEVEL JET IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL KEEP THEM IN
LINE FOR A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES TO BRUSH THE CHAIN...KEEPING
SNOW AND RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GIVEN THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ANY SINGLE
MODEL SOLUTION...DETAILS ARE SUITABLY VAGUE AT THIS POINT...THOUGH
THE GENERAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE BROAD SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE UNSETTLED AS THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BREAK DOWN ANYTIME SOON. THIS WILL KEEP MUCH
OF THE AOR IN THE BULLSEYE FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC STORM TRACKS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130
GALE WARNING...120 125 155 160 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
WOOD JAN 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 10:50 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1050 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-010400- ...UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEK... A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATH TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE FIRST LOW WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING AND SPREAD MOISTURE INLAND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. INLAND...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING SO THAT ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORM OF SNOW. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL VARY ACROSS THE REGION AS SUBSEQUENT LOWS TAKE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PATHS DURING THE WEEK. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND COASTAL AREAS LIKE VALDEZ WHERE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED. NO WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AS OF MONDAY MORNING BUT STAY TUNED AS THE SYSTEM EVOLVES AND SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING LOWS COULD LEAD TO LARGE CHANGES IN FORECASTED SNOWFALL TOTALS. THE LATEST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WEB PAGE... HTTP://PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV AB JAN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 12:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days |
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Sources
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