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Gale Warning 120, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 29, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

106 
FZAK51 PAFC 291226
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN
AFTERNOON MOVES 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON...
THEN MOVES TO 45 NM SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 979 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAT WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
173 
FZAK51 PAFC 291236 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

CORRECTED TYPO 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-300300-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A 982 MB LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN
AFTERNOON MOVES 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB MON AFTERNOON...
THEN MOVES TO 45 NM SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 979 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-300300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-300300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-300300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-300300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-300300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-300300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-300300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-300300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ141-300300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$
737 
FZAK51 PAFC 300026
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 982
MB LOW MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERY NASTY WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE WITH HEAVY SNOW IN THE
SOUTHEAST...BRUTAL COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS OVER THE
INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AKPEN AND ALEUTIANS. THIS ALL STEMS FROM A PERSISTENT COLD AIRMASS
THAT REFUSES TO BUDGE OVER THE INTERIOR. THE CURRENT STORM TRACK IS
TAKING DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND...EITHER
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN OR TOWARD THE PANHANDLE.

A LARGE ANCHOR LOW IS POSITIONED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH
THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND ALL ALONG THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND
ZERO VISIBILITY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR COUPLED WITH THE
APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS RESULTING IN A MODERATE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT IS ACCELERATING THE WINDS WHICH
COUPLED WITH THE EXTREMELY COLD AIRMASS IS PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IN PARTICULAR IS EXPERIENCING VERY HARSH
CONDITIONS WITH -65 WIND CHILL AT TIMES.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT
FROM RUN TO RUN. ONLY MINOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE WITH THE UPCOMING
FORECAST PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE MOST TAME WEATHER ACROSS THE
STATE CAN BE FOUND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WHERE COLD TEMPERATURES
PREVAIL BUT ONLY A FEW ISOLATED AREAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXTREME
COLD OR LOCAL GUSTY WINDS. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL HEAD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE TRAPPING THE
COLD AIR FOR ONE MORE NIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL COULD SEE THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON TONIGHT ALTHOUGH CLOUDS INVADING WILL
LIKELY HINDER SOME LOCATIONS FROM BOTTOMING OUT.

PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BE LIMITED TO THE COAST UNTIL A TRIPLE
POINT LOW DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. OVERRUNNING
MOISTURE WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BRINGING
LIGHT SNOW TO MOST OF THE REGION.

WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PRECIP TYPE FOR KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT
AS ANY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLOODING BECAUSE OF THE FROZEN GROUND AND
MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL SNOW PACK.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA...
THE CONCERN FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE VERY COLD
AIR AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT WILL NOT MAKE
TOO MUCH PROGRESS INLAND. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER BRISTOL
BAY WITH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS RESULTING LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW. AT THIS TIME...DO NOT BELIEVE THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH OR SNOW TO BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES. WHILE TEMPERATURES MODERATE SLIGHTLY WITH THIS
SYSTEM...COLDER AIR WILL RETURN EARLY THIS WEEK.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER IN OUR DOMAIN WILL CONTINUE OUT WEST.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS
WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTH. THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS
THE MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW AND CONTINUES TO
FEED SHOWERS ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

AS THE LOW OCCLUDES AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN...SEVERAL SMALL LOWS WILL
DEVELOP ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES. THESE SMALLER LOWS
WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TIME AS THEY RAPIDLY SPIN UP AND MOVE ALONG THE
CHAIN. OVERALL...RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE
BERING SEA BY MID WEEK WITH COLD AIR SHOWERS PREVAILING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 195
         WIND CHILL WARNING 155
MARINE...GALES 175 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB JAN 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 3:44 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 29, 4:20 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Jan 29, 11:06 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC4 hr

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Sources

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