Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 101, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162 FZAK52 PAFC 271211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 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 SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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692 FZAK52 PAFC 272357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 680 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF UNALASKA. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
282 FZAK52 PAFC 281203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT...BECOMING SE 30 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
891 FZAK52 PAFC 290001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 978 MB THEN MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
568 FZAK52 PAFC 291206 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUE NIGHT...AND THEN MOVE TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ON THU MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
075 FZAK52 PAFC 300005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
756 FZAK52 PAFC 301218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF KISKA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 26, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:15 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
415 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY
CONTINUES TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER...WITH
ASSOCIATED COLD AIR ADVECTION BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND STRONG GAP WINDS THROUGH FAVORED AREAS
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A 995 MB SURFACE LOW IS SLOWLY
WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. FURTHER WEST...AN UPPER LOW
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS BUT WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE WESTWARD THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW
ADVANCES NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE HANDLING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN IN THE MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING TIME FRAME. THE EC AND GFS REMAIN IN GOOD
OVERALL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING A SUB 980 MB SURFACE LOW TO THE
VICINITY OF DUTCH HARBOR BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE GFS
SOLUTION CONTINUES TO BE SLIGHTLY FASTER IN BRINGING THE LOW INTO THE
BERING AND THUS THE EC WAS UTILIZED FOR THE FORECAST. THE NAM REMAINS
THE OUTLIER IN DEPICTING A MUCH FASTER AND FURTHER EASTWARD TRACK OF
THE LOW. FURTHER EAST...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
ALCAN BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BE FORCED EASTWARD
INTO NORTHERN CANADA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE INTERIOR.
THIS COLD ADVECTION COUPLED WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IN THE
FORM OF A 140 KT JET STREAK MOVING OVERHEAD WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
STRONG WINDS THROUGH FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST SUCH AS
WHITTIER...SEWARD...VALDEZ...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN THOMPSON
PASS AS STRONG WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. COLD TEMPERATURES
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING
ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE PASS AS WELL AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
AND THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY
ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO RETREAT INTO CANADA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED UPPER LOW MOVES OVER
THE EASTERN INTERIOR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE
AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE APPROACHING LOW REACHES THE COAST.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS THE LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT REACHES THE
AREA...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ON MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO WARM WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS SUGGEST A WARMING TREND FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY MIDWEEK
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC AND SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION. A
CHANCE OF SNOW WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN BERING LOW MOVES
NORTHWARD OVER THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
BLIZZARD WATCH 181 185
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 141 145
MARINE...GALE WARNING 121 127 128 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176
179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 121 125 126 127 128 129 130
138 140 141 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:48 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 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.