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Small Craft Advisory 75, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 25, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

174 
FZAK52 PAFC 252349
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH FRIDAY.
A 1003 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES SOUTH AND
WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 390 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 971 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW 
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

634 
FZAK52 PAFC 261253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH FRI. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK AT 960 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT.  
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HRS(FRI
AFTERNOON). THE GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM...THOUGH THE NAM DIVERGES.

.UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
EAST INTO CANADA FRI. A WEAK SHORT WAVE TRAILS THIS CENTER ON FRI
BEFORE THE FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON SAT. A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/BRISTOL BAY SAT MORNING AS A
LOW COMPLEX MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. IT WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET TODAY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
WITH WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS. PERIODS OF SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE GULF AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL CONTINUE THRU THU.
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY THU NIGHT AND FRI AS THE SURFACE
LOW DROPS SOUTH AND A UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD TEMPS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRI. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS HAVE RELAXED OVER MOST AREAS SO WIDE SPREAD WIND CHILL
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. FOG AND STRATUS MAY BECOME MORE OF
A CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER THE
REGION.

.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A HIGH CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL HANG AROUND THROUGH THU...THEN
WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTH. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC MOVES NORTH THU NIGHT AND FRI AND INCREASES PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. STRONG
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE INTENSIFYING PRESSURE GRADIENTS.
MOISTURE AHEAD OF ADVANCING FRONT MOVES TO THE ALEUTIANS FRI AND
BRINGS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SNOW AS TEMPS AND THICKNESS VALUES WILL
REMAIN LOW. THAT SAID...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE A CONCERN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA LATER
IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...HOWEVER A MORE
ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE WITH THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETTING
UP ACROSS SOUTHERN AK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 132 352.
         GALE WARNING 120 121 127 129 138 140 150 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...

RMC JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 25, 8:45 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	19 hr
Jan 25, 10:33 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	6 hr
Jan 25, 11:16 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	10 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 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.