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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2012, 7:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
260 FZAK51 PAFC 070014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 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. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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375 FZAK51 PAFC 070601 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 UPDATED AREA 140 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 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. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
383 FZAK51 PAFC 071227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB THIS EVENING...TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 976 MB SUN MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AND WEAKEN MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
192 FZAK51 PAFC 071911 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 970 MB THIS EVENING...TRACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 976 MB SUN MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AND WEAKEN MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 1010 AM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
737 FZAK51 PAFC 080022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 975 MB SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
829 FZAK51 PAFC 081225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
264 FZAK51 PAFC 081656 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 UPDATED 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. NW WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 740 AM AKST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE OUTER BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 6, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...POLAR VORTEX OVER THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
ELONGATED FROM JUST NORTH OF HUDSON BAY BACK INTO EASTERN RUSSIA.
THIS SETS UP A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. THE STORM TRACK
WILL BE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE NEXT
FEW SYSTEMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE JET STREAM IS STRONG ALONG THE NORTH PACIFIC OFF THE ASIAN COAST
TO 160W. THIS IS WHY THE LOWS ARE TURNING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ARE RIDING ALONG THIS JET AND INTO THE
GULF. ONE OF THESE TROUGHS IS ROTATING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL THIS
MORNING WITH SNOW TO FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE NEXT WAVE TO CURVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
TONIGHT. RIGHT NOW THE EFFECTS OF THIS WAVE HAS DEVELOPED A 964 MB
LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY. COMBINED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
ALASKA...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE EFFECT HAS BEEN THE ISSUANCE OF
BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA STARTING NOW NEAR COLD BAY
AND INCREASING TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. WITH THE PASSAGE OF
LAST NIGHTS LOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE WINDS WERE QUITE
IMPRESSIVE WITH A MODERATE WESTERLY GRADIENT ALLOWING FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR VALDEZ TODAY. OVER THE
BERING IN OPEN WATER...THE COLD AIR ALOFT IS CONDUCIVE FOR CONVECTIVE
SNOW SHOWERS. VISIBILITIES ARE REDUCED HEAVILY IN THESE SHOWERS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS WERE NOT TOO BAD IN CONSENSUS OF MOVING
THE LOW IN THE GULF INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND WERE IN THE SAME
VICINITY FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THE CURRENT NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL ROTATE INTO THE GULF WITH THE 12Z EC AND 18Z GFS BEING THE
DEEPEST NOW. THIS WILL MEAN A MODERATE BARRIER JET IN THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST AREA AND SOME SNOW FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AGAIN SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AND KODIAK TONIGHT. THE BIGGER DISCUSSION ON MODEL CONSENSUS
WAS WITH THE NEXT LOW ON MONDAY REACHING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE 12Z
GFS WAS MUCH FASTER THAN THE 06Z ENSEMBLES AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS. THE
18Z RUN THOUGH HAS SLOWED THIS FEATURE DOWN NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. AS THIS HAPPENS...PRECIPITATION AND STRONG
NORTHEAST FLOW WILL MOVE IN OVER THE GULF. WE EXPECT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO REACH KODIAK BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY TOMORROW AS THE LOW WRAP UP EAST OF THEM AND INTO THE SOUND
SATURDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE LOW...A MODERATE BARRIER JET CAN BE
EXPECTED. AN 850 MB INVERTED TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
SATURDAY BEFORE THE LOW SETTLES INTO THE SOUND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL OVER THE INLAND AREAS WITH NORTH GULF COAST
STATIONS RECEIVING PRECIP LATER TONIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER
WESTERN ALASKA...THE GRADIENT WILL SHARPEN UP SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WESTERLY GAP FLOWS THROUGH THE COOK INLET AND KENAI
PENINSULA REGIONS BY SUNDAY. THE MAIN FACTOR WILL BE WHETHER
PRECIPITATION IS STILL PRESENT AND MAY WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR
SUNDAY. WILL HAVE TO WAIT TIL IT GETS MORE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY TO
DETERMINE LIKELIHOOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR HOMER OR WHITTIER
AND PORTAGE SUNDAY BEFORE THE SNOW SHUTS OFF.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS
AFTERNOON HAS PROVIDED ENOUGH GRADIENT FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
ALONG THE CHAIN. WITH PERSISTENT SNOWFALL ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
DEVELOPING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEGUN NEAR COLD BAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AKPEN AREA OF BRISTOL BAY THIS
EVENING. INLAND...THE LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK THIS EVENING WILL
INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING THE COLD
CONDITIONS TO WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT. THE
COLDEST AIR TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE YK DELTA AND WARNING LEVELS
WILL BE EXPERIENCED THERE LATER TONIGHT. THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS
FOR WIND CHILL WILL DIMINISH AS THE WINDS DROP OFF AGAIN BY TOMORROW
EVENING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AS THE WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP AGAIN ON
MONDAY THE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP A BIT WITH THE NEXT
LOW. THIS LOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEAK TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE BERING TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW FOR SNOW SHOWERS. WITH THE COLD AIR AS WELL...CONVECTIVE
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE OPEN WATER AREAS. THE LOW ON MONDAY
WILL BRING SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION SHOULD
REMAIN ALL SNOW. DEFINITELY WILL EXPERIENCE GALE FORCE WINDS WITH
THIS LOW ON MONDAY. SO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
ARRIVE AGAIN BY LATE SUNDAY/MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RETROGRADE BACK TO
WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL CHANGE
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN FOR THE STORM TRACK TO BE FARTHER WEST.
SO...THE NEXT LOW ON MONDAY WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY RATHER THAN
THE GULF. THIS COULD MEAN A WIND EVENT ONCE AGAIN FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WITH TEMPERATURE BECOMING ABOVE NORMAL FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THIS LOW WILL SWING ACROSS THE MAINLAND WEDNESDAY WITH A RETURN TO
COLDER AIR OVER THE MAINLAND. THE NEXT LOW WILL BE EVEN FARTHER WEST
WEDNESDAY IN THE WESTERN BERING WITH A FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY. THE TIMING AS WOULD BE EXPECTED IS STILL UP
FOR DEBATE. HOWEVER...THE BIG PICTURE IS THAT THE STORM TRACK WILL BE
PROGRESSIVELY FARTHER WEST THROUGH THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 161 171 181.
WIND CHILL WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 170 171.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 132 138 140 141
160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JN JAN 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 7, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:40 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:40 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.