Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 104, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2014, 7:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 32 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 23, 2014, 7:31 AM AKST (16:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769 FZAK51 PAFC 231634 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 731 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 UPDATED ZONES 125 128 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI NIGHT 110 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. A SECONDARY FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT INTO THU AND A THIRD FRONT MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S BY MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 731 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 731 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-240300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-240300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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783 FZAK51 PAFC 240101 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT...WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERING OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-241500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-241500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-241500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-241500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-241500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-241500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-241500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
061 FZAK51 PAFC 241250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND BY FRI NIGHT. THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-250300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-250300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH NE GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-250300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-250300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-250300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-250300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
597 FZAK51 PAFC 250046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 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 FRI JAN 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE WEST OF THE GULF EARLY SAT MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN GULF SUN. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 15 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST, 15 hours 31 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE WARM AND GENERALLY WET PATTERN CONTINUES. THE STORM LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC HAS SHOWN SOME NORTH MOVEMENT. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT STRETCHED NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE AK PEN TO OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. RAIN FELL OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WINDWARD LOCALS ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW WAS EVIDENT OVER OVER THE SW ALASKA WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WERE ALSO EVIDENT OVER THE NORTH GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NORTH MOVING WEATHER FRONT. THE NORTH PACIFIC STORM HEADS NORTH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT APPROACHES SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT...BRINGING SURGES OF MOISTURE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL INITIALIZATIONS OVERALL WERE GOOD. SYNOPTIC FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. TIMING OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT...THOUGH THE NAM IS A LITTLE QUICKER THAN THE GLOBAL MODELS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A MILD AND WET WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TRACK NORTHWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL APPROACH THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH A SECONDARY SURGE THURSDAY NIGHT. THR BRUNT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WHERE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY FRI. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON COULD TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RAINFALL. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER PATTERN AND BRING UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES. FREEZING LEVELS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH VALUES REACHING 4000 TO 6000 FT INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TO 8000 FT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. SNOW MELT COMBINED WITH RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. STRONG GAP FLOWS AND GALES/STORMS OVER THE GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH AND INLAND. GAP FLOWS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THU AS THE WEAKENING STORM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ALSO INCREASE THU NIGHT AS A FRONTAL WAVE MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE LATEST LOW IN THE TRAIN OF LOWS MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA ON THURSDAY. THIS MAIN CENTER WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI EVENING. SNOW ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE WEST/NORTH ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND TONIGHT. TEMPS WILL WARM AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. A COUPLE OF MINOR WAVES WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE SW MAINLAND THROUGH FRI. .EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD POTENTIAL TO THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT THU NIGHT. COULD BE A CLOSE CALL DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR MOVES WEST. WILL ISSUE WATCH AT THIS POINT AND EVALUATE THE NEXT RUN. RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/WEST ALEUTIANS WILL GIVE WAY TO LOWER PRESSURE AND MORE UNSETTLE WEATHER THU NIGHT/FRI. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THERE ARE SOME HINTS AT THIS ACTIVE AND WARM PATTERN BREAKING DOWN NEXT WEEK...BUT NOTHING WORTH LATCHING ONTO AT THIS POINT. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE COMING DAYS. UNTIL THEN...EXPECT CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195. MARINE...GALES 119 150 155 160 170 172 173 174 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JAN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 5:01 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 12:33 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 10 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.