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Gale Warning 84, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 17, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
368 FZAK52 PAFC 180019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THEN INLAND OVERNIGHT. A 951 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 957 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 45 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-181500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-181500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-181500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-181500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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357 FZAK52 PAFC 181238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 230 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 955 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS TO 967 MB 70 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-190300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-190300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-190300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-190300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-190300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-190300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
157 FZAK52 PAFC 190023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 986 MB SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 957 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 972 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-191500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-191500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-191500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-191500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-191500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-191500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
214 FZAK52 PAFC 191225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 966 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB 100 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ150-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-200300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-200300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-200300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-200300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
697 FZAK52 PAFC 191820 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 UPDATED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 966 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB 100 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SUN. $$ PKZ150-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 920 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-200300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-200300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-200300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-200300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-200300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
497 FZAK52 PAFC 200000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 85 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 972 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 980 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT FROM UNALASKA W. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-201500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF ATKA. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-201500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-201500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY. E OF SHEMYA... SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 35 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-201500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-201500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. .MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ALONG THE
WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA IS BEING SQUEEZED BY A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA THROUGH THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS IS BRINGING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT AND
TRANSPORTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES
INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. AS THE TROUGH AND RIDGE MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN.
AT THE SURFACE A 950 MB LOW HAS CROSSED THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS STRONG LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHWESTWARD AS THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH IT MOVES FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT
IS THE SOURCE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE STRONG DYNAMICS OF THE SYSTEMS IN THE AREA. THEY
DO SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND EXCEPT FOR THE AREAS FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WHERE THE GFS HOLDS THE LOW APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC TOGETHER UNTIL AFTER IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA...AND
THE NAM/ECMWF SOLUTIONS SPLIT IT INTO TWO CENTERS IN THE PACIFIC.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE TIMING OF THE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT TIME FRAME THE GFS AND ECMWF CONVERGE AGAIN
AND REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND
TURNAGAIN ARM WILL PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING RIGHT BEFORE THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN RAIN FOR JUST ABOUT ALL OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS
THE FREEZING LEVEL DROPS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
RAIN WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT. THIS WILL KEEP FLOODING IN THE SEWARD AREA AND HAS PROMPTED
THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE SEWARD AREA. AREAS
AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE STEADY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT BUT
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THAT AREA.
IN SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THE FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THE
AREA AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE LOW PASSES TO THE
NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING IN SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE SAME GENERAL ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THEREFORE...EXPECT CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MUCH OF
THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125.
FLOOD ADVISORY 125.
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 195.
MARINE...STORM 119 125 185.
GALE 129 130 131 132 137 138 150-174 179 180 181.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 14In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 17, 1:50 PM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 150 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 AKZ101-180700- ...RAIN ON ICE IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL KEEP ROADS SLICK... WHILE THE TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN WELL ABOVE FREEZING AND ENDED THE FREEZING RAIN IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA...ROADS REMAIN EXTREMELY SLICK WITH CONTINUED RAINFALL ON ICY ROADS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
Local storm report, Jan 17, 3:06 PM AKST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
306 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1257 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.72W
01/17/2014 M78.00 MPH AK MESONET
0152 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.78W
01/17/2014 M76.00 MPH AK MESONET
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN 61.07N 149.71W
01/17/2014 M84.00 MPH AK PUBLIC
0233 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.76W
01/17/2014 M75.00 MPH AK MESONET
0245 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WNW GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.69W
01/17/2014 M93.00 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Jan 17, 3:51 PM AKST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SW FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN 61.07N 149.71W
01/17/2014 M95.00 MPH AK PUBLIC
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:09 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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