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Gale Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 8, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

255 
FZAK52 PAFC 081300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 315 NM WEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE
TUE NIGHT. A BROAD 975 MB LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA LATE TUE EVENING AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE WED
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.

.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT BECOMING 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

359 
FZAK52 PAFC 090039
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH
OD ADAK WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 994
MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

498 
FZAK52 PAFC 090051 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH
OF ADAK WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 994
MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

449 
FZAK52 PAFC 091214
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 964 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA AND STEADILY WEAKEN TO 977 MB LATE WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO
420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN TO 986 MB BY LATE
THU NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL FORM 160 NM EAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON
AND MAINTAIN STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE
THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 996 MB BY LATE
THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15
KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  PACIFIC SIDE...S
WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 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 7, 2:45 PM AKST, 13 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:45 PM AKST, 13 hours 15 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
245 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER-LVL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS SLOWLY
RETREATING EAST. A SURFACE LOW EMBEDDED IN THIS UPPER TROUGH IS
CENTERED AROUND 120 MILES EAST OF KODIAK CITY...IS FILLING...AND ALSO
DRIFTING TO THE EAST. BANDS OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH THE LOW
BRUSH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ASIDE FROM A FEW PASSING
FLURRIES AND CLOUDY SKIES ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK. COLD
ADVECTION IS BEGINNING TO WRAP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WITH
STRENGTHENING N TO W GAP WINDS ACROSS THE NW GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND
PER SURFACE OBSERVATION TRENDS. A SMALL BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS SQUEEZING OUT SOME SNOW OVER THE SW MAINLAND.

FURTHER WEST...AN UPPER-LVL RIDGE BUILDS THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN
CHAIN...NESTLED IN BETWEEN THE GULF LOW AND ANOTHER UPPER-LOW THAT IS
NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A STRONG FRONT DRAPED
THROUGH THE WEST TO CENTRAL CHAIN EXTENDS BACK TO THE NORTH PACIFIC
OCEAN. A VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW ALONG THE FRONT 350 MILES SOUTH OF
KISKA IS DEEPENING AND TRACKING NORTH WITH AN AREA OF STORM TO
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE EAST...THE LOW EAST OF KODIAK CITY IS SHOWN MOVING TO AROUND
250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
ABSORBED EARLY ON WED BY A STRONGER LOW MOVING TO SW BRITISH
COLUMBIA. OFF-SHORE FLOW IN IT'S WAKE IS DEPICTED SIMILARLY...
SUGGESTING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK INTO
MID WEEK. MORE SIZABLE DIFFERENCES ARISE LATE WED INTO THU AS A
RESIDUAL SURFACE WAVE FROM THE BERING/ALEUTIANS MIGRATES TOWARDS THE
GULF. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT CLOSE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST WITH SOME
ECMWF BLENDED. OVER SW AK...12Z MODEL QPF INITIALIZATION WAS POOR
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BASED ON RADAR...THOUGH THE ECMWF AND UKMET
SEEMED TO HAVE THE CLOSEST PRECIP SOLUTIONS. GFS/NAM DID HAVE SOME
MODEST Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE IN THIS ZONE OF HEAVIEST PRECIP...WHICH
WEAKENS THIS EVENING.

OUT WEST...CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH THE FRONT AND
DEVELOPING LOW IMPACTING THE WESTERN CHAIN AND BERING. SATELLITE
IMAGERY SUGGESTS THE LOW IS WRAPPING NORTH QUICKLY...GIVING SOME
CREDENCE TO THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH IS FASTEST AND ALSO STRONGEST. THE
ECMWF HAS THE SLOWEST TRACK...BUT THE LAST COUPLE RUNS HAVE BEEN
RATHER CONSISTENT. THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE LOW TRACKS TO
THE FAR NW BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AT PEAK INTENSITY NEAR 970
MB...THEN PINWHEELS WEST TO REINFORCE THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX
UPPER-LOW THAT DRIFTS CLOSER TOWARDS ATTU IN THE COMING DAYS. AS THE
RESIDUAL FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING...DETAILS ON WHERE
VARIOUS WAVES OF ENERGY TRACK BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO
RESOLVE. HAVE TENDED TO EMPLOY AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH WITH SOME
GFS/ECWMF BLENDED IN TO THE FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL AND GULF...
SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TRENDS DRIER AS NORTH TO WEST
OFF-SHORE FLOW ESTABLISHES ITSELF IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. TYPICAL
AREAS WILL SEE GUSTY GAP WINDS...BUT THE DEGREE AND DURATION OF COLD
ADVECTION IS MARGINALLY WEAK IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY ENTRENCHED ARCTIC
AIR TO BLEED DOWN INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AS SUCH...GAP WINDS
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN AT GALE FORCE OR WEAKER. INLAND...MID AND LOW
LEVEL DRYING IN THE OFF-SHORE FLOW SHOULD SCOUR OUT CLOUDS AND LEAD
TO MORE SUNSHINE...THE CAVEAT BEING PERHAPS SOME PATCHY MORNING FOG
NEAR THE TURNAGAIN/KNIK ARM INLETS. MOISTURE FROM THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN SYSTEM TRACKS TOWARDS THE SW GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ON WED
WITH MORE SNOW/RAIN.

SOUTHWEST AND AKPEN...
BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER SW AK TO SHEAR APART TONIGHT AS ANTI-CYCLONIC
FLOW ALOFT BECOMES PREDOMINANT WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER-RIDGE FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. PRECIPITATION THREAT DECREASES ON TUE WITH LESS
LIFT/FORCING...BUT CHANCES OF FOG/STRATUS INCREASE FROM ACCOMPANYING
SUBSIDENCE AND WEAK WEST FLOW. THE BREAK IN STEADY PRECIPITATION IS
RATHER BRIEF HOWEVER AS ENERGY FROM THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM FRONT
ADVANCES BY EARLY WED. THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN USUAL REGARDING
WIND INTENSITY FORECASTS FOR THE WESTERN CAPES/BRISTOL BAY ON WED DUE
TO POOR MODEL AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS SURFACE WAVES TRAVERSING THROUGH
THE REGION. A TREND TOWARDS STRENGTHENING WINDS TO GALES MIGHT BE
WARRANTED IF DETAILS CAN BE RESOLVED.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE PROBABLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT OVER THE WEST
CENTRAL CHAIN AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS SHARPLY AND TRACKS TO JUST
WEST OF ADAK. THE PEAK OF THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH FROPA BUT
REMAIN GUSTY AT SOLID GALES WELL INTO TUE NIGHT DUE TO A SQUEEZED
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE STRONG FRONT TRACKS THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS AND
EASTERN CHAIN THROUGH TUE. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A WARM PUSH IN
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW THAT FALLING SNOW SHOULD BE FAIRLY WET AND LESS
LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND...RETARDING BLOWING SNOW THREATS. RAIN MAY ALSO
MIX IN AT TIMES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER-LOW MEANDERS NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
LATE WEEK...KEEPING CONDITIONS RATHER UNSETTLED OVER THE
BERING/CHAIN. MODELS SHOW A RATHER STRONG PACIFIC LOW TRACKING TO THE
CHAIN FRI NIGHT TO SAT REINFORCING THIS PATTERN. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND/GULF...RESIDUAL ENERGY AND MOISTURE FROM TONIGHT'S ALEUTIAN
SYSTEM LOOK TO BE AROUND ON THU AS WEDNESDAY'S UPPER-RIDGE RETREATS
TO THE EAST. GLOBAL MODELS ARE SUGGESTING AN AMPLIFYING FLOW BY THE
WEEKEND AND WHILE DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN...AN ACTIVE PATTERN
APPEARS LIKELY EVEN FOR THE EASTERN AOR.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187
MARINE...STORM...172 175 412 413
         GALE...130 132 138 140 150 155 170 176 179 185 351 352 411
                414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MALOY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 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.