Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. 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 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
987 FZAK51 PAFC 291221 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-300300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-300300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-300300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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399 FZAK51 PAFC 300025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE EARLY WED MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-301500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-301500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-301500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-301500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
887 FZAK51 PAFC 301244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTH GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU MORNING. IT WILL THEN MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-310300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-310300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-310300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-310300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-310300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
930 FZAK51 PAFC 310000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF THU EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-311500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-311500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-311500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-311500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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 28, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO BE THE NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH. A
SURFACE FRONT AHEAD OF THE LOW EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
ACROSS THE AKPEN AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED FROM THE PRIBILOFS AND COASTAL PORTIONS
OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK ISLAND AS SNOW
CONTINUES TO SPREAD NORTHWARD AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASE WITH
THE ADVANCE OF THE LOW TOWARDS THE EASTERN BERING. TEMPERATURES HAVE
WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
AKPEN...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO COME TO AN END OVER THESE
AREAS AS RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
EXTENDING NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS BEGINNING TO MOVE
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK...FORCING THE UPPER LOW WHICH HAD BEEN IN PLACE
OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO CANADA. VERY COLD AIR
REMAINS IN PLACE BUT THE STRONG GAP WINDS OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AS THE UPPER LOW DEPARTS TO THE
EAST...PUTTING AN END TO WIND CHILL CONCERNS IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING AN
APPROXIMATELY 975 MB SURFACE LOW INTO THE EASTERN BERING NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SURFACE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR THE
PRIBILOFS ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH
MIDWEEK. SLIGHT VARIATIONS REMAIN REGARDING THE PROGRESSION OF THE
FRONT THROUGH THE GULF...BUT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE FRONT
TO REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE THE ONGOING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN THE ONSET OF SNOWFALL OVER THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
GULF. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION HAS
ALREADY BEGUN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REST
OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS NORTHWARD.
INCREASING WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...PARTICULARLY NEAR HOMER WHERE
4-7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK AND
BE MOST PREVALENT ALONG THE COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS INLAND.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND SOUTHERLY FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED
ALOFT...WITH RAIN BEGINNING TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW BY WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AND PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND SNOW BEGINS TO CHANGE OVER TO
RAIN. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON TUESDAY AS
THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING...WHILE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GUSTY WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LOW GRADUALLY DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN
BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF
SOUTHERN ALASKA INTO THE EXTENDED TERM AS A LONG-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE
BERING GRADUALLY EXPANDS EASTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161 171 195
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 121
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 138
GALE WARNING 120 127 132 136 137 140 150 160 165 170 172
175 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 126 127 128 130 140 141 160 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB JAN 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 29, 1:37 AM AKST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
137 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0753 AM BLIZZARD 3 S ST. PAUL 57.17N 170.22W
01/28/2013 AK ASOS
VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS AND WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO
50 MPH FROM 0753 AM UNTIL 716 PM.
0353 PM BLIZZARD 4 SW ST. GEORGE 56.58N 169.66W
01/28/2013 AK ASOS
1/4 MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS WITH WINDS 40 MPH GUSTING TO
50 MPH FROM 929 AM UNTIL 353 PM.
0354 PM BLIZZARD 6 SW KING SALMON 58.68N 156.65W
01/28/2013 AK ASOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY WITH WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
45 MPH FROM 1204 PM UNTIL 354 PM.
0445 PM BLIZZARD 1 SSE DILLINGHAM 59.05N 158.52W
01/28/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY WITH WINDS 33 MPH GUSTING TO
45 MPH FROM 1045 AM UNTIL 445 PM.
0408 PM BLIZZARD 1 WSW IGIUGIG 59.32N 155.90W
01/28/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WINDS 35 MPH GUSTING TO
55 MPH FROM 1135 AM UNTIL 408 PM.
0515 PM BLIZZARD 2 SSW ILIAMNA 59.75N 154.90W
01/28/2013 AK ASOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY WITH WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
40 MPH FROM 210 PM UNTIL 515 PM.
0456 PM BLIZZARD 1 NNE MANOKOTAK 58.99N 159.05W
01/28/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
40 MPH FROM 1040 AM UNTIL 456 PM.
0555 PM BLIZZARD E CAPE NEWENHAM 58.65N 162.07W
01/28/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
50 MPH FROM 1115 AM UNTIL 555 PM.
1207 AM BLIZZARD 1 NNW PLATINUM 59.02N 161.82W
01/29/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY WITH WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
45 MPH FROM THE 28TH AT 1013 AM UNTIL THE 29TH AT 1207
AM.
1156 PM BLIZZARD 3 ENE KIPNUK 59.93N 164.03W
01/28/2013 AK ASOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY FROM 456 AM UNTIL 1156 PM.
0110 AM BLIZZARD 6 SE TUNUNAK 60.53N 165.11W
01/29/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WINDS 35 MPH GUSTING TO
50 MPH FROM THE 28TH AT 426 AM AND STILL CURRENTLY
OCCURRING.
1136 PM BLIZZARD 37 WSW TUNUNAK 60.37N 166.25W
01/28/2013 AK AWOS
1/4 MILE OR LESS VISIBILITY AND WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO
45 MPH FROM 656 AM UNTIL 1136 PM.
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.