Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 92, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 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 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 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.
192 FZAK51 PAFC 180016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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888 FZAK51 PAFC 180126 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
757 FZAK51 PAFC 181244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SE OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY....NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
908 FZAK51 PAFC 181626 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SE OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY....NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
591 FZAK51 PAFC 190029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SE OF KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
279 FZAK51 PAFC 191248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A 964 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI MORNING AND 250 NM WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AT 956 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. DIFFERENCES WHICH DO OCCUR SHOULD ONLY RESULT IN MINOR SENSIBLE WEATHER ADJUSTMENTS. .UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE BLOCKING HIGH WAS EVIDENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND AND SOUTHERLY SLOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS HIGH CENTER MOVES TO NE RUSSIA WED AND THU AS AN EAST TO WEST TROUGH AXIS DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF AND STRETCHES WEST TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG TROUGH DROPS SOUTH OUT OF THE BEAUFORT SEA AND SETS UP RESIDENCE OVER THE MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF LATE SUN. THIS WILL USHER IN A CHANGE FROM A COLD AND DRY PATTERN TO WETTER AND A SLIGHTLY WARMER IN THE EAST AND A LITTLE WETTER AND STILL COLD IN THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... MAINLAND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS AROUND THE REGION THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK. GUSTY GAP LOWS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX SOME WITH WEAKENING MAINLAND HIGH. WEAK RETROGRADING (SW MOVEMENT) TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER WED AS TROUGH CLEARS AREA AND EASTERLY FLOW DIMINISHES. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WITH GENERALLY EAST OR NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXPECT CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS COLD AIR MOVING OFF THE ICE PACK GATHERS MOISTURE. EXPECT SOME MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO CLIP THE ALEUTIANS AS WEAK SYSTEMS TRANSIT TO THE SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155 MARINE...GALE 150 155 170 172 175 176 179 352 FIRE WEATHER...NONE RMC JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:28 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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