Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 73, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846 FZAK52 PAFC 151256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE FORMING NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY EARLY THIS EVENING AT 1019 MB. A 936 MB LOW 780 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL TRACK TO AROUND 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 962 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING AND WEAKENS ON THU. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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231 FZAK52 PAFC 160011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 942 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AT 955 MB WED EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...E WIND 65 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 39 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 65 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 40 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
481 FZAK52 PAFC 160028 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 CORRECTED ZONES 175 176 FOR TIMING 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 942 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AT 955 MB WED EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY LATE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...E WIND 65 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY LATE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 39 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 65 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 40 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
231 FZAK52 PAFC 161300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 947 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 964 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 450 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 979 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WEAKENS ON THU. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 18 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 24 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W OF SHEMYA...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
567 FZAK52 PAFC 162206 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 105 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 CORRECTED AREA 155 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 947 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 964 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 450 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 979 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WEAKENS ON THU. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 18 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 24 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W OF SHEMYA...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
225 FZAK52 PAFC 170022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 475 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 999 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
098 FZAK52 PAFC 171234 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 460 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 978 MB LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 460 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO AROUND 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 974 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .TONIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT S OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT S OF DUTCH HARBOR. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...N 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
673 FZAK52 PAFC 180016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
201 FZAK52 PAFC 181239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 981 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF UMNAK ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING. A 975 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA ON SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JM
493 FZAK52 PAFC 190026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB 120 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 610 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. THESE TWO LOWS WILL COMBINE INTO A LARGE AND COMPLEX 973 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL FEATURES ON TODAY WEATHER MAP. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA HAS A SHARP TROUGH DIGGING DOWN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND THE WELL INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS STRONG TROUGH COMBINED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA IS CREATING A 250 MB JET IN EXCESS OF 160 KT TO MOVE OUT OF THE PACIFIC AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND FROM THERE THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS IS THE MAIN MOISTURE TAP AND SOURCE OF THE STRONG WARM ADVECTION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE THE STRONG SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ALASKA WITH A FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF IT INTO COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT THERE IS STRONG COLD ADVECTION THAT HAS DROPPED MOST OF THE TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BELOW FREEZING BY NOON TODAY. THIS COLD AIR WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE STORM OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 936 MB WHICH IS MOVING TOWARD THE BERING SEA. THIS STORM WILL BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THE BERING SEA HANDLING THE LARGE LOW THAT IS SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND MOVING IT TOWARD THE BERING SEA. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THE FEATURES ARE MUCH WEAKER AND THE MODELS ARE SHOWING THE SAME BASIC PATTERN BUT THE DETAILS ARE A BIT MORE MUDDLED. THE BEST COMBINATION IN THE EAST LOOKS TO BE THE NAM FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO WITH THE ECMWF PREFERRED AFTER THAT. THE BERING SEA MODEL SOLUTIONS SHOW VERY GOOD CONSISTENCY IN BOTH THE STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT OF THIS LARGE STORM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREAS ARE IN THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS IS ALSO USHERING IN SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THESE AREAS. THIS COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT. A QUESTION ABOUT THE WEATHER IN THE COOK INLET REGION ESPECIALLY IS WHETHER THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS OR JUST A LITTLE PATCHY FOG. NORMALLY AFTER A SIGNIFICANT WINTER TIME RAIN EVENT WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS DEVELOPS AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN AND AFTER THE WIND DIMINISHES. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THAT THIS MAY OT BE THE CASE THIS TIME DUE TO WEAK LOW LEVEL LIFTING REMAINING OVER THE COOK INLET REGION AND THE PERSISTENCE OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS. HOWEVER IN AREAS WHERE IT DOES CLEAR OUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE FOG AND STRATUS DEVELOPMENT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK WILL HAVE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING WEAKENING AS ITS CREST PINCHES OFF INTO AN UPPER HIGH OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. IMPULSES OF ENERGY FROM THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO NUDGE THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE RIDGE EAST INTO THE GULF OF AK. THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...A COMPLEX UPPER LOW WILL MEANDER OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WHILE THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW ENERGY/MOISTURE TO MOVE BACK NORTH TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND ONCE AGAIN BRING SOME WARMING TEMPERATURES...THOUGH NOT AS WARM AS TEMPERATURES FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 191. MARINE...GALE 172. STORM 175 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:17 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 15, 4:43 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 15, 8:45 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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