Alert archive / Alaska / Heavy Freezing Spray Warnings in 2013
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Jan 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 FZAK52 PAFC 212355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 230 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE OVER RUSSIA AND WEAKEN. A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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406 FZAK52 PAFC 221216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 390 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER RUSSIA. A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 510 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED MORNING...AND THEN FURTHER WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
677 FZAK52 PAFC 222358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 330 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INLAND OVER RUSSIA AND WEAKEN BY WED MORNING. A 966 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 480 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THU AFTERNOON. A 972 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ATTU BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
709 FZAK52 PAFC 231258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB THU EVENING. A 982 MB GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 989 MB WED EVENING...THEN BECOME ABSORBED INTO THE FIRST LOW THU AFTERNOON. A 972 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
225 FZAK52 PAFC 232357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 987 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 978 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB WHILE MOVING TO 30 NM SOUTH OF ATTU FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 23 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
623 FZAK52 PAFC 241259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A 968 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT EXCEPT 18 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Jan 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN IS GENERALLY THE SAME AS YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH THE ORIENTATION OF THE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH AND RIDGE HAS CHANGED. A LARGE UPPER LOW IS RETROGRADING WESTWARD OVER THE FAR SOUTHWEST BERING WITH A TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING EAST-SOUTHEAST TO A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SHORT-WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG THE UPPER JET ARE TRACKING SOUTH OF THIS LOW CAUSING THE LARGER SCALE TROUGH TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND FORCE THE RIDGE WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA TO PROGRESS EASTWARD. THE SUBTROPICAL JET MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE HAS TILTED AND IS NOW MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST TRANSPORTING WARM AIR AND MOISTURE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY CROSSING THE GULF THIS MORNING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. CONDITIONS OUT AHEAD OF THIS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA ARE GENERALLY QUIET. THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIP THIS MORNING IS FOCUSED ALONG WHAT HAS BEEN A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING. THIS FRONT IS NOW PROGRESSING EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC SCALE PATTERN. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN LOW TRACKS/POSITIONS WHICH HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TODAY AND TRACKS NORTHWARD TO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON TUESDAY. THE APPROACH OF THIS NEW LOW WILL CAUSE THE MEAN FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL TO BACK TOWARD THE EAST. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE BULK OF PRECIP CONFINED TO THE COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND. THERE MAY BE A FEW BRIEF PERIODS WHERE PRECIP MAKES IT OVER THE COASTAL RANGE AND AFFECTS AREAS FURTHER INLAND. MOST NOTABLY THE SOUTHERN COPPER BASIN WILL LIKELY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE GULF LOW APPROACHES. WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FIRST BATCH PF PRECIP MOVING INTO TODAY RESULTING IN PREDOMINANTLY RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF TUESDAY AND FLOW BACKS A LITTLE MORE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY COOL AND MAY SEE SOME SNOW START TO MIX BACK IN. THE GULF LOW WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY AS A STRONGER LOW CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC FOCUSES THE ENERGY FURTHER SOUTH...SO PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE A FEW WAVES OF PRECIP PASS THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...FIRST WITH THE CURRENT LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN WITH A LOW IN THE GULF ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS IS AN UNFAVORABLE FLOW FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIP PLUS THE WAVES WILL BE TRANSITORY...SO GENERALLY EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIP. ALSO...MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL MOVE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST SO EXPECT VERY LITTLE TO MAKE IT TO INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE PRIMARILY RAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH SNOW FOR AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA DRIFTS EASTWARD AND WEAKENS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AND BEGIN TO FALL APART AS IT REACHES THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. MEANWHILE A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW DOWN AROUND 40N 175E WILL BOTTOM OUT TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTH OF CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE JUST A GLANCING BLOW ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. ANOTHER DEEP LOW WILL TRACK OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MID WEEK AND HEAD FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATER IN THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW LOOKS TO BE LESS AMPLIFIED AND MORE PROGRESSIVE AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 FORECAST PERIOD. THE ECMWF SEEMS TO SHOW A LITTLE MORE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH TRACK OF MAJOR SYSTEMS...BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO INSTALL MUCH FORECAST CONFIDENCE THIS FAR OUT. THE ONLY STORM WE CAN SPEAK OF WITH SOME CONFIDENCE IS ONE THAT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATER THIS WEEK. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STALL OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK A LARGE COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHEAST-PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA. IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST WHICH LOW WILL DOMINATE AND WHAT THE STORM TRACK WILL BE. HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE ENOUGH PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER PATTERN THAT THIS COMPLEX WILL TRACK EASTWARD...POSSIBLY WITHOUT ANY MAJOR IMPACTS ON SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS DUE INDICATE AN ARCTIC TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA LATE IN THE WEEK...SO COLDER AIR AND A GAP WIND EVENT ARE LIKELY. FINALLY...THE BIGGEST QUESTION IN THE EXTENDED IS THE TRACK OF A LOW UP FROM THE TROPICS TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA SOMETIME NEXT WEEKEND. YESTERDAY MORNINGS MODELS DID NOT EVEN PICK UP ON THIS LOW. SUCH A TRACK WOULD BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIP BACK TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AFTER A PERIOD OF RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 140 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.