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Small Craft Advisory 79, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 26, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

247 
FZAK52 PAFC 270031
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM 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 WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTH FRI. A
953 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA
AT 959 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI AND ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS SAT.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT 
BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING
TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 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. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

277 
FZAK52 PAFC 271258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 953 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 959 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT
NIGHT AT 970 MB. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI AND LIE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS
SAT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT BY NOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT
IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 20 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW.
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

391 
FZAK52 PAFC 271546
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

CORRECTION ZONES 155 AND 170

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 953 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 959 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT
NIGHT AT 970 MB. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRI AND LIE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS
SAT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT BY NOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT
IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 20 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW.
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

924 
FZAK52 PAFC 280016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 960 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 100 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING TONIGHT
AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING BY SAT AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 23 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING AND
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE BUT
CONSENSUS IS POOR. MODELS SIMILARLY HANDLE THE LONG WAVE TROUGH
MOVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
THE ECMWF PUTS A GREATER EMPHASIS ON SECONDARY WAVE DEVELOPMENT NORTH
OF THE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAN THE GFS/GEMGLB/NAM.
COMPLICATING MATTERS...IS A SERIES OF LOW AMPLITUDE WAVES MOVING
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE RESULTING SURFACE PATTERN HAS
UNDERGONE NUMEROUS CHANGES AMONG THE MODELS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS. FOR NOW IT APPEARS THE GFS/GEMGLB HAVE A SOMEWHAT REALISTIC
SOLUTION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE NAM EARLY
ON DOES A FAIR JOB WITH THE DETAILS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

.UPPER LEVELS...
THE LONG WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND IS FOLLOWED BY A
COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES FRI. THE WESTERLY FLOW SETS UP FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT. WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI
NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC MOVES SOUTH OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND BECOMES GENERALLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT. A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC EAST OF
THE CENTER TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL DRIFT
SOUTH FRI AND WEAKEN. SNOW SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN
COOK INLET AND KACHEMAK BAY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND LOW DRIFTS SOUTH AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS DIMINISH. THE
CHANCES OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AFTER THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT OF THE UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SOME SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRI. CONDITIONS LOOK
TO BE SOMEWHAT DRIER AND WINDY ON SAT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRI.
THE FLOW BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS THE
RIDGE RETREATS NORTH AND A FRONTAL WAVE MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME A CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION FRI
NIGHT AND SAT WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW.

ALEUTIANS...
THE BERING SEA RIDGE CONTINUES TO RETREAT NORTH AS A LOW COMPLEX
MOVES NORTH. THE MAIN LOW ANCHORS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE
FRONTAL TROUGH AND DEVELOPING WAVES MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CHAIN. THE
INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE FRI WILL LIKELY BE SNOW...PROBABLY MIXING
WITH RAIN IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. STRONG WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY SNOW...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA BY THE
END OF THE WEEK AND 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 FOR A FEW DAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN AK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 187.
MARINE...STORM 175. GALE 130 138 155 165 170 172 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC JAN 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 26, 3:54 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	13 hr
Jan 26, 3:54 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFC	7 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	68 hr
Jan 27, 5:04 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	11 hr
Jan 27, 5:04 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	28 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.