Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
047 FZAK51 PAFC 211224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED EVENING. $$ PKZ119-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-220300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-220300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-220300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-220300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-220300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-220300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-220300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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559 FZAK51 PAFC 211954 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 UPDATE TO ZONE 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEST OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED EVENING. $$ PKZ119-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-220300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-220300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-220300- VALDEZ ARM 1055 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-220300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-220300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-220300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-220300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
749 FZAK51 PAFC 220023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 90 SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 968 MB THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT MID MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE MORNING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-221500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-221500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-221500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NE GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. NE GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-221500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-221500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-221500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-221500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
458 FZAK51 PAFC 221228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 957 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 971 MB THU MORNING NEAR FALSE PASS AND THEN CONTINUES INTO THE BERING SEA. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT ARRIVES THU AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-230300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-230300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-230300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ136-230300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ137-230300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-230300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 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. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 20, 9:10 PM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 9:10 PM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
910 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014
UPDATE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL SHORT-TERM FORECAST...
A MID-LVL DISTURBANCE AROUND 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL TRACK
NORTH-NORTHWEST THE NEXT 12-HOURS. THIS FEATURE WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES ASHORE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS IT SEEMS TO LACK MUCH
JET SUPPORT IN THE FLOW. GIVEN THAT AREA TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING AT
OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WITH A
PRONOUNCED WARM LAYER ALOFT...PERIPHERAL PRECIPITATION WITH COULD
INCLUDE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. AS SUCH HAVE INCLUDED
ISOLATED POCKETS AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS UNCLEAR JUST HOW MUCH QPF WILL
FALL WITH THIS FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE...AND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF
IT'S PRECIPITATION SHIELD COULD STAY MAINLY EAST OF THE CHUGACH/KENAI
RANGE.
OVERALL...LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE WARMING
THROUGH TUE...SUPPORTIVE OF COLD RAIN AND PERHAPS SOME MIXING WITH
WET SNOW TUE EVENING.
UPDATE...JAM
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE...WITH PERSISTENT STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUING ALONG
THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND EXTENDING NORTH AND WEST THROUGH
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR ALASKA AND A PERSISTENT LONGWAVE TROUGH
OCCUPYING THE BERING AND ADJACENT NORTHERN PACIFIC. BETWEEN THE TWO
CENTERS OF ACTION...DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO PUSH A
SUBTROPICAL AIR MASS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA.
IN THE SHORT TERM...A TRIO OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE
NORTH INTO THE STATE FROM THE PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS...ALL WHILE A SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WEAKENS AS IT
MOVES NORTHWEST TOWARD THE FAR NORTHWEST BERING AND SIGNIFICANTLY
WEAKENS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH AND
BRINGS A RENEWED PUSH OF WARM AIR INTO THE STATE AND BRINGS A RENEWED
PUSH OF RAIN ACROSS MOST AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE GOOD AGREEMENT...WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND EURO (EC) MODEL RUNS. THE NAM IS ALSO
USEFUL FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE KODIAK
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...ENDING AS YET ANOTHER STRONG FRONT MOVES NORTH
TOWARD THE GULF COAST TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
GULF COAST AND SOUTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA UNTIL THAT TIME...BUT
WITH TROUGH PASSAGE DYNAMICS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO GENERATE STEADY
PRECIPITATION INLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM ANCHORAGE AND PALMER TO
TALKEETNA...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT HEAVY WET
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. TEMPERATURES
ARE LIKELY TO HIT THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND PALMER
BEFORE RAIN ARRIVES...BUT WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION ALOFT
PRECIPITATION COULD END AS A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF WET SNOW OR SNOW
GRAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE GULF COAST...WITH A FAVORABLE WIND
ORIENTATION FOR THE CORDOVA BOAT HARBOR TO BE IMPACTED AS THE BARRIER
JET FORMS ALONG THE GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST...
A STRONG BAND OF PRECIPITATION LINED UP WITH A POWERFUL JET STREAK
AND WINDS ALOFT WILL SLOWLY PUSH NORTH OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION OF
ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
UNUSUALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS
WELL TONIGHT...WITH RAIN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY MIXING WITH FREEZING
RAIN IN THE MOST SHELTERED VALLEYS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER THIS
EVENING.
AS ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN
MAINLAND TOMORROW...ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN WILL OCCUR...CHANGING OVER
TO OR MIXING WITH SNOW ALONG THE BACK EDGE AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN
ALOFT BEHIND THE DISTURBANCE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS.
BERING SEA...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OUT IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...WARMING TO RAIN SHOWERS THE FURTHER EAST ONE GOES. ALONG
THE BATTLE LINES BETWEEN THE TWO AIR MASSES...THE PRIBILOFS CONTINUE
TO SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY TO THE NORTH
AND EAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT AS THE
STRONGEST TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO SLACKEN...BUT AN APPROACHING
SYSTEM WILL AGAIN THREATEN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS WITH
POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
RAIN TO THE EAST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE WARM AND WET WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH
NO CLEAR END IN SIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE 10 TO 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON AVERAGE WITH GREATER THAN NORMAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION FROM LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...161
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BLOWING SNOW...195
MARINE...STORM...119 130
GALE...120 131 132 136 137 150 155 160 165 170 172 179
180 351 412
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:30 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC |
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Sources
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