Gale Warning 123, NWS Anchorage, AK

922 
FZAK52 PAFC 301700 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
755 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

UPDATED 178 181

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.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 330 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-310300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-310300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ173-310300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-310300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 
12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-310300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 18
FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-310300-
KISKA TO ATTU
755 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. E OF SHEMYA...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-310300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
755 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

978 
FZAK52 PAFC 310010
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

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.

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 959 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-311500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-311500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-311500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ177-311500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ178-311500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT
DECREASING TO 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-311500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ181-311500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 30 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...11 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKST WED JAN 29 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE CLOSED UPPER HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THAT HAS BROUGHT SUCH
UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER TO THE ENTIRE STATE IS BEGINNING TO RETREAT TO
THE SOUTHEAST. THIS IS PART OF THE LARGER SCALE DE-AMPLIFICATION OF
THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. AS THIS
HAPPENS...TEMPERATURES AT MOST AREAS ARE BEGINNING TO DRIFT SLOWLY
DOWN TOWARD MORE TYPICAL VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WEAK SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG OVERNIGHT...THOUGH A GENTLY INCREASING
OFFSHORE GRADIENT IS ALLOWING CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE QUICKLY NEAR
VALDEZ. AN OLD UPPER LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IS
BRINGING SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA...THOUGH THE DOMINANT UPPER HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE IS RAPIDLY ERODING THIS FEATURE. OUT WEST..A STRONGER
BUT VERY COMPACT SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING
RAIN...SNOW...AND MODERATELY STRONG WINDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND PORTIONS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS STORM IS SEPARATED FROM
ANY UPPER JET SUPPORT AND IS ALSO SHOWING A PRONOUNCED WEAKENING
TREND. MEANWHILE...WAY OUT WEST...A FASTER MOVING SYSTEM SKIRTING THE
WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE BERING SEA DOMAIN IS SENDING A GALE-FORCE
FRONT THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH ACCOMPANYING RAIN AND SNOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD. WHILE ALL MODELS SHOW THE RETREAT OF THE WESTERN NORTH
AMERICAN RIDGE...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A HIGH-LATITUDE PACIFIC
RIDGE WILL ALLOW HIGHER PRESSURES TO BUILD BACK INTO THE STATE BY
THIS WEEKEND. THIS SHOULD KEEP MOST OF THE MAINLAND DRIER THAN NORMAL
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE
ON SATURDAY OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST...WHERE AN UPPER LOW MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING WILL ENCOUNTER THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE AND
ELONGATE NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST BEFORE EVENTUALLY RE-FORMING A LOW
WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS LOW INTERACTING WITH THE BLOCKING HIGH
PRESSURE...WITH THE GFS AND GEM REPRESENTING A GOOD MIDDLE-GROUND
SOLUTION BETWEEN THE ECMWF (FURTHER NORTH THAN MODEL CONSENSUS) AND
NAM) FURTHER SOUTH THAN MODEL CONSENSUS).

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
A GRADUALLY INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST WILL ALLOW
GENERALLY LIGHT OFFSHORE WINDS AND SLOWLY COOLING TEMPERATURES TO
TAKE HOLD ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN RECENTLY...THEY WILL
LIKELY STILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THE MOST UNUSUAL COMPONENT OF
THE WEATHER OVER THE COMING DAYS WILL BE DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE MAINLAND. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...AN UPPER LOW DROPPING
RAPIDLY THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY TO THE AREA...THOUGH WIND AND SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BOTH
BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

OUT WEST...THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
MOST UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION AS A SERIES OF
MEDIUM-STRENGTH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS
TRACK QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH THE START OF THIS WEEKEND.
PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...FALLING AS RAIN
AHEAD OF EACH SYSTEM AND SWITCHING BACK TO WET SNOW AS THE STORMS
MOVE AWAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT ANOTHER HIGH-LATITUDE BLOCKING
PATTERN WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE ALASKAN DOMAIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
WILL KEEP ACTIVE WEATHER CONFINED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
MAINLAND...WHILE DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL
EXIST OVER THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH 131
MARINE...GALE 155 170 172 174 177 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD JAN 14