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Gale Warning 96, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
424 FZAK52 PAFC 211204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB EARLY WED MORNING...THEN MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM S OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-220300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-220300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-220300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-220300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-220300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 2O KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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075 FZAK52 PAFC 211235 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 165 AND 185 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 981 MB EARLY WED MORNING...THEN MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM S OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-220300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-220300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-220300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-220300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-220300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
541 FZAK52 PAFC 220006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 90 SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 968 MB THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-221500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-221500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-221500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-221500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-221500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. E OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED NIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-221500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
659 FZAK52 PAFC 220010 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 190 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 994 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 90 SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 968 MB THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-221500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-221500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-221500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-221500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-221500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. E OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED NIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-221500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
421 FZAK52 PAFC 221237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 957 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 971 MB THU MORNING NEAR FALSE PASS AND THEN CONTINUES WEAKENING TO 975 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF COLD BAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ174-230300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-230300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-230300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-230300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
139 FZAK52 PAFC 222356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 978 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AS A 995 MB LOW MOVES TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E OF COLD BAY...E WIND 30 KT. FROM COLD BAY W...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-231500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-231500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-231500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-231500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
852 FZAK52 PAFC 231258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI NIGHT 110 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW. A 991 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF COLD BAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...E WIND 30 KT. W OF COLD BAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-240300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-240300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-240300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-240300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-240300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-240300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
634 FZAK52 PAFC 240013 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS NORTH TOWARD SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 991 MB LOW 320 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 997 MB THEN DISSIPATE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM COLD BAY W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-241500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM ADAK W. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-241500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-241500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-241500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-241500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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 | 24 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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