Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 39, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2013, 4:00 PM 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 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
117 FZAK52 PAFC 020038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER 974 MB LOW 185 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT . .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JM
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007 FZAK52 PAFC 021241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 170 NM S COLD BAY MOVES TO 110 NM S OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 973 MB WED NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 70 NM SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 983 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SE OF ATKA MOVES TO NEAR 165 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 975 MB THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 978 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SW OF SHEMYA THU MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 130 NM SE OF SHEMYA WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 963 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 22 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...W 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
117 FZAK52 PAFC 030004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 160 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB THU EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 22 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT FROM COLD BAY E. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
651 FZAK52 PAFC 031218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 105 NM S OF CAPE NEWENHAM WEAKENS TO 986 AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SW OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON... THEN MOVES TO 85 NM SE OF SHEMYA WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 957 MB FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 961 MB 160 NM NW OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW FORMS 135 NM N OF ADAK FRI MORNING AND STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB WHILE MOVING TO 250 NM SW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 1, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON THE WEATHER MAP THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO
BE THE LARGE LOW CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY.
SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMS THE DRY AIR HAS WRAPPED INTO THE LOW
CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE STORM IS NOW WEAKENING. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONTAL BAND HAS STALLED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...AND IS SIMPLY
WEAKENING IN PLACE. INTERESTINGLY...A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVED NORTHWARD
ALONG THE FRONT THIS MORNING AND HAS ACTUALLY BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO
RETROGRADE THE FRONTAL PRECIPITATION SHIELD SLIGHTLY BACK TO THE
WEST. STEADY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST...BECOMING
SNOW TOWARD VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS. FURTHER WEST...MODERATE RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS THE ACTUAL LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE AREA. WAY
OUT WEST...A VERY ELONGATED AND FAIRLY WEAK FRONT IS STRETCHING OUT
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH
DIGS INTO THE LONGWAVE TROUGH JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR
FEATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE 974 MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE JUST
OFFSHORE THE DELTA BY MORNING. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR OVERNIGHT...AND THIS LOW WILL TAKE A TURN BECOMING THE
DOMINANT CIRCULATION CONTAINED IN THE BROAD LONGWAVE. THIS LOW WILL
MAKE STAY FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST AND BE SHORTER-LIVED THAN THE
PREVIOUS THREE STORMS...THE TURNAGAIN ARM AREA A BREAK FROM
WARNING-LEVEL WINDS. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MODELS HAVE COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT THAT A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BEFORE WEAKENING AND RE-CURVING TO THE
NORTHWEST. OVERALL...THE FORECAST WILL SHOW A SLIGHT PREFERENCE
TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION DUE TO SUPERIOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...DEEP-LAYER SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP CLASSIC
DOWNSLOPE PATTERN LARGELY INTACT TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. THE FRONT
HUNG UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE AND THE AREA WILL
FALL UNDER THE GENERAL CYCLONIC INFLUENCE OF THE LOW ITSELF...RATHER
THAN THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW LOW-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS
SHOULD KEEP STEADY SNOW FALLING AROUND VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AS A MID-LEVEL TROUGH IMPACTS THE
COAST LATE THIS EVENING AND ENHANCES SYNOPTIC LIFT. AT THE SAME
TIME...DECREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A WEAK UP-INLET GRADIENT SHOULD
ALLOW LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO SPREAD INTO ANCHORAGE...KEEPING
OVERNIGHT TEMPS RIGHT AROUND FREEZING.
SOUTHWEST...THE LOW MOVING ALONG THE COASTLINE TONIGHT WILL KEEP
SHOWER ACTIVITY PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE REGION. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD
AIR IS FILTERING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE LOW WEAKENS.
THIS WILL HELP MOST LOCATIONS TRANSITION FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX TOWARD
ALL SNOW BY MORNING WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. AFTER A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...CLOUDS AND WIND MOVE BACK IN FROM SOUTHEAST BY LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRETCHED OUT FRONT OVER THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL GRADUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A DEVELOP LOW
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT. A RAIN/SNOW MIX FROM ADAK
WESTWARD WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF STEADY SNOW AS THE LOW
PIVOTS INTO THE EASTERN BERING FROM THE PACIFIC.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXTENDED MODEL RUNS ARE STILL SUGGESTING A BIT OF A WESTWARD SHIFT IN
THE POSITION OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH BY THE WEEKEND. AS THIS
HAPPENS...MAINLAND ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN GENERAL SOUTHERLY FLOW...BUT
WEATHER MAY BE LESS ACTIVE AS MOST LOWS REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL BERING.
THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP A FEW DEGREES CLOSER TO
NORMAL ACROSS THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:30 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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