Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
661 FZAK51 PAFC 250008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 988 MB FRI MORNING THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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551 FZAK51 PAFC 251300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BAY AT 1001 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF PORT ALEXANDER WILL MOVE TO THE PANHANDLE AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
081 FZAK51 PAFC 260023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO AROUND 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB SAT. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AND DRIFT TO 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
691 FZAK51 PAFC 261248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
469 FZAK51 PAFC 262356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 271245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN EVENING AND THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
876 FZAK51 PAFC 272357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-281500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-281500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-281500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-281500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-281500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 24, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 550 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THREE UPPER LEVEL LOWS CURRENTLY SURROUND THE STATE OF ALASKA. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS CENTERED NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE IS SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL...AND WILL BE THE NEXT SNOW PRODUCING SYSTEM FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA. THE SECOND IS A STORM FORCE LOW THAT IS NEARLY TO THE SHEMYA AREA...AND WILL BRING THAT AREA A ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAD BEEN CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS IS SLOWLY WEAKENING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA....AND CONTINUING TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY EVENING...SO THERE IS NOW ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECASTS INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE MODEL AGREEMENT THEN CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY...AND THEN QUICKLY BEGIN TO STRUGGLE LATE SUNDAY WITH A SERIES OF COMPLEX LOWS MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS. THERE IS ALSO SOME DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHETHER A WEAK LOW WILL FORM OFF OF KODIAK ISLAND ON MONDAY...CURRENTLY WE PREFER THE GFS/HPC SOLUTION WHICH BRINGS A WEAK LOW INTO THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...AS STATED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION ABOVE...THERE IS NOW ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL FORECAST ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THIS MOMENT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY LOOKS AS IF IT WILL STAY JUST UNDER ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL...BUT GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS HATCHERS PASS. TEMPERATURES BEHIND WILL THEN QUICKLY FALL STARTING FRIDAY EVENING AS SKIES CLEAR AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AS THE WEAKENING LOW CONTINUES TO MEANDER BACK INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BE THE FIRST AREA TO EXPERIENCE THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE DESCENDING UPPER LEVEL LOW THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO 45 BELOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. COLD AIR WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER SO WIND CHILLS WILL BE LESS OF A PROBLEM. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE NEXT STORM FORCE LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...RAIN...AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS STARTING THIS MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN REMAIN IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS CURRENTLY QUITE LOW AT THE MOMENT...ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN THE MODELS STRUGGLE WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN ALEUTIAN LOW AND RIDGE HOLDING OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THE EC IS CURRENTLY THE STRONGEST WITH THE INTERIOR RIDGE...AND AS A RESULT IS ALSO THE FURTHEST WEST WITH THE LOW. THE CURRENT FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON HPC GUIDANCE...WHICH IS WEAKER WITH THE INTERIOR RIDGE...ALLOWING THE LOW TO PROGRESS FURTHER EAST INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155. MARINE...STORM 176. GALE 130 172 175 411. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DEK JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 25, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:04 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 2:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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