Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 85, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405 FZAK52 PAFC 140022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEGUAM ISLAND E...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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879 FZAK52 PAFC 141235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT EVENING...AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING AND MOVING WEST INTO THE PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
848 FZAK52 PAFC 150026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SE GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN... W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM
256 FZAK52 PAFC 150607 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 910 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SE GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN... W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM
780 FZAK52 PAFC 151256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012
CORRECTS SPELLING AND ZONE CLARIFICATION
VAST PATTERN SHIFT CONTINUING ON COURSE WITH VERY LITTLE NOTICEABLE
CHANGE FROM THURSDAYS FORECAST. AREA OF CLOUDS AND LITE SNOW SUSITNA
VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA SLOWLY EDGING EASTWARD AS ADVANCING BERING
SEA FRONT KEEPS THE PATTERN SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE. AREAS OF LITE SNOW
SLIDING SOUTHEAST OVER AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST HAS JUST ABOUT
ENDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UPPER RIDGE AXIS IN THE EASTERN BERING TO
SHIFT INLAND TO LIE ALONG 158W OR SO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE IS
THEN FLATTENED BY A MUCH WEAKENED FRONT THAT REACHES THE WEST COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE, HOWEVER, LITTLE IF ANYTHING
WILL REACH OR PASS THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE. THIS WEAK UPPER IMPULSE
DROPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AS STRONGER RIDGE BUILDS
IN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL EVOLVE INTO A VERY
FORMIDABLE BLOCK ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AS EARLY AS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL
BLOW ACROSS ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY, MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. WAVELENGTH OF NORTHERN BERING BLOCK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH
TO ALLOW RETROGRESSIVE FORCES TO PUSH THE RIDGE CENTER WESTWARD OVER
EASTERN RUSSIAN BETWEEN 175E AND 180 ON WEDNESDAY. THE ONLY EFFECT OF
THIS WILL BE TO DEFLECT NORTHWEST PACIFIC STORMS WEST OF EVEN THE
SHEMYA ATTU AREA WITH AN INVERTED EASTERLY FLOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
VERY COLD AIR THAT'S BEEN OVER WESTERN ALASKA MOVING EASTWARD WITH
-54 AT MERRILL PASS STONEY RIVER THIS MORNING, AND -30 PORT ALSWORTH.
CLEARING AREAS OF SUSITNA VALLEY WILL ALLOW READINGS TO DROP TO 30 TO
35 BELOW IN THE WIND AND CLOUD FREE AREAS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
WESTERN COOK INLET, SUCH AS WILLOW AND MAYBE SKWENTNA. KENAI
PENINSULA MATANUSKA VALLEY AREAS AND EAST WILL BE WARMER DUE TO
LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND SOME WIND. SAT EVENING AND NIGHT WILL BE
MUCH COLDER ACROSS THESE AREAS WHILE THE WESTERN MAINLAND, ESPECIALLY
THE COAST, WARMS WITH INCOMING FRONTAL REMNANTS. COPPER RIVER
BASIN (141) WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE -30 TO -40 TEMPERATURE RANGE
AND THE KENAI PENINSULA IN THE -10 TO -30 BELOW RANGE. WINDY AREAS
MAY HAVE CHILLS FALL TO ADVISORY LEVELS.
CURRENT WIND FORECASTS LOOK ON THE BUTTON WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 35 TO
40 MPH IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND GUSTS TO OR OVER 60 MPH IN THE
CHANNELED AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THIS MAY INITIALLY RESULT IN A BRIEF GROUND BLIZZARD AT PLACES LIKE
THOMPSON PASS. PREFRONTAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED WITH THE
BERING SYSTEM AND REMAINING GALES WILL FALL TO THE 15 TO 25 KT RANGE
BY SATURDAY EVENING.
NO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THE NEXT 5 DAYS SINCE THE POLAR
VORTEX NOW NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST IS MOVING OFF OVER THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES TO CENTRAL CANADA, TAKING THE COLDEST PORTION OF THE
AIRMASS WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WITH IT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT (131).
MARINE...GALES AREAS 121 129 132 138 170 175 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 120 121 126 127 128 129 130 132
138 140 141 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
PERCY JAN 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 AKZ101-142100- ...VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK... THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE IS CHANGING FROM THE FREQUENT STORMS IN THE GULF TO A COLDER...DRIER AND WINDY PATTERN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE STATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL CENTER ITSELF OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR DIVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND WITH A CLEAR NIGHT SETTING UP FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM 5 TO 20 BELOW. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH THE WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO REACH ABOVE ZERO IN SOME VALLEYS OF INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. ALONG WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EASTWARD WHERE GUSTS COULD APPROACH 55 KT THROUGH PASSES. WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW...THE WINDS ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WHICH ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO END UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL EXTEND INTO THE MARINE AREAS AS WELL...AND COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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