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Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
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.  
$$

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 19, 11:50 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:50 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1150 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG BLOCKING
UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WITH A
CORRESPONDINGLY DEEP UPPER LOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL CANADA. THIS
IS A DRY AND COLD PATTERN FOR ALASKA. IT IS ALSO A FAVORABLE
SET-UP FOR BORA WIND EVENTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS SURGES
OF POLAR AIR MOVE SOUTHWARD BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOW. WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORT-WAVE MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING...PRODUCING MAINLY MID LEVEL CLOUDS
OUT AHEAD OF IT. WEAK COLD ADVECTION BEHIND IT COMBINED WITH
SYNOPTIC SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL HELP KICK UP WINDS AS IT MOVES
THROUGH.

BECAUSE OF THE BLOCKING HIGH THE SUBTROPICAL JET IS SITUATED WELL
SOUTH OF ALASKA...REMAINING SOUTH OF 40 DEGREES NORTH FOR MOST OF
THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. AN UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS
FROM THE CANADIAN LOW TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE ONLY SYSTEM OF INTEREST TO ALASKA IS A DEEP
LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WHICH IS TRACKING SLOWLY TOWARD
THE EAST-NORTHEAST. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO
TIGHTEN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF IN RESPONSE TO
THIS LOW. EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TODAY IN RESPONSE
TO THE TIGHTENING GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH COASTAL BAYS AND
PASSES.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
ONE DIFFERENCE OF NOTE IS THE PLACEMENT OF UPPER LOW OVER THE
WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT LOCATION OF SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPMENT WHICH IN TURN WILL AFFECT WHICH AREAS SEE SNOW.
THE ECMWF IS THE MOST CONSISTENT AND A NICE COMPROMISE BETWEEN
THE NAM AND GFS SOLUTIONS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A RIDGE AXIS OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL
MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT WHICH WILL
CAUSE THE JET MOVING AROUND THE UPPER HIGH TO SHIFT CLOSER TO
SOUTHCENTRAL AND CAUSE AMPLIFICATION OF THE TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS
FROM THE YUKON TO THE GULF. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED DOWNWARD
MOTION AS INDICATED BY THE MODEL DEPICTION OF A STRENGTHENING
POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY. MEANWHILE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN SIGNIFICANTLY AS NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE USUAL MOUNTAIN GAPS
ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING MEANS WINDS WILL
MAKE IT DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHCENTRAL...INCLUDING THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS.
WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY
WHERE CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA.

A STRONG SHORT-WAVE MOVING OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE TODAY WILL DROP
SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN FORMATION OF AN UPPER LOW BY SATURDAY. THE BULK
OF POLAR AIR WILL BE SHUNTED TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE UPPER
LOW FORMS...ALTHOUGH SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE SOME COOLING. FORMATION
OF THE UPPER LOW ALONG WITH SOME COLD ADVECTION OUT INTO THE GULF
WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
BY LATE SATURDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE INITIAL ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER TROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. UPPER FLOW WILL THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY
ON SATURDAY WHICH MEANS LOW LEVEL FORCING WILL DOMINATE...WHICH
FAVORS WINDS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN GAPS. AS SURFACE FLOW
DEVELOPS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME MUCH DEEPER AND MOISTURE WILL
BE TRANSPORTED FROM THE GULF TO SOUTHCENTRAL...BRINGING SNOW BACK
INTO THE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. UNCERTAINTY IN THE
LOW POSITION MEANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO FINE TUNE WHERE THE SNOW
WILL FALL AS WELL AS HOW MUCH WILL ACCUMULATE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SHORTWAVE OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD SOUTHWESTWARD AND REACH THE ALEUTIANS
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND IT WILL PRODUCE STRONGER
WINDS AND INCREASE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE BERING
SEA. A MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE SURGE OF POLAR AIR WILL ACCOMPANY NEXT
SHORT-WAVE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. EXPECT THE
ZONE OF STRONGEST COLD ADVECTION ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SATURDAY
AND THEN ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA/EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA
PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL KICK SNOW SHOWERS INTO A
HIGHER GEAR.

LONG TERM FORECAST...DEEP TROUGH THAT SETS UP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AND THE GULF THIS WEEKEND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. A SURFACE LOW OR LOWS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF BRINGING
OCCASIONAL SNOW ESPECIALLY TO COASTAL LOCATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING
STRONG GAP WINDS. MEANWHILE THE BLOCKING RIDGE WILL SINK SOUTHWARD
TO THE WESTERN BERING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH THE WEEK. MODELS ALMOST ALWAYS TRY TO BREAK THESE STRONG
RIDGES DOWN TOO FAST...BUT BASED ON THE LATEST SOLUTIONS COULD SEE
A RETURN TO MORE ACTIVE WEATHER ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BY THE END OF
NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 128 130 132 150 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 130
                                        138 140 141 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JAN 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC39 hr
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC41 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC2 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 days
Jan 20, 6:15 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Jan 20, 6:20 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC22 hr
Jan 20, 7:25 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC26 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.