Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
13 follow-up statements
630 FZAK51 PAFC 192133 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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 1230 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
838 FZAK51 PAFC 200017 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 55 NM WEST OF PRINCE OF WHALES ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW WILL FORM 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
715 FZAK51 PAFC 201236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA LATE SAT MORNING AT 962 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
694 FZAK51 PAFC 201515 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA LATE SAT MORNING AT 962 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 615 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
391 FZAK51 PAFC 202125 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1225 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA LATE SAT MORNING AT 962 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 1225 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SATURDAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 615 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
536 FZAK51 PAFC 210059 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 954 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM WEST OF SITKA SATURDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...A 969 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WILL DRIFT TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT.SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
488 FZAK51 PAFC 210136 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 954 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM WEST OF SITKA SATURDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...A 969 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WILL DRIFT TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
781 FZAK51 PAFC 211226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
043 FZAK51 PAFC 211537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
403 FZAK51 PAFC 211928 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
509 FZAK51 PAFC 212044 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 968 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A 967 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE CLEARE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1145 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
413 FZAK51 PAFC 220057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 110 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO AROUND THE BARREN ISLANDS SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A COMPLEX SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
476 FZAK51 PAFC 221233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN 979 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY BY LATE MON NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED JAN 18 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS GENERALLY INITIALIZED WELL ON SYNOPTIC
FEATURES. THE NAM AND ECMWF FORECAST TRENDS LOOK THE BEST IN THE
SHORT TERM AND WILL BE USED WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS FORECAST
ISSUANCE.
.UPPER LEVELS....UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA ON TUE HAS MOVED TO OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A BROAD
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE ALASKA TO SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE
HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
INTENSITY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A LOW MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE
BEAUFORT SEA FRI MOVES TO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND HAS
WEAKENED SOME OVER THE LAST 24 HRS. GAP FLOWS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF
AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY HAVE DECREASED WITH WEAKENING PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND LESS FAVORABLE FLOW ALOFT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND THU. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND SUPPORTING NE FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE LATE THU NIGHT
AND FRI AND CONTINUE INTO SAT...SO BRISK GAP FLOWS SHOULD REDEVELOP
ALONG THE NORTH GULF AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE ON SAT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF SNOW
THIS WEEKEND. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES REBOUND A
LITTLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS...HOWEVER...850 MB TEMPS COOL
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT IS PROGRESSING SOUTHWESTWARD WILL INCREASE THE
INTERIOR PRESSURE...AND WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS. MEANWHILE...COLD
AIR CONTINUES TO BUILD IN THE INTERIOR NORTH BENEATH THE HIGH. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY WHICH
WILL SUPPORT OFFSHORE WINDS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. EXPECT WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THU MORNING.
.ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN
BERING. COLD AIR ADVECTION ACROSS THE REGION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
INSTABILITY SHOWERS. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL SURGE ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES FROM THE EAST TO WEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATE THAT THE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING
HIGH WILL DOMINATE THE REGION FOR THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS ARE
INDICATING THAT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE MAINLAND
ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEKEND...WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO OCCUR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY ZONE 155.
MARINE...GALE 121,132,126,127,352,150,155,170,172,175,176,351,352,411
413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RMC JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days |
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