Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 106, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2015, 3:13 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 30, 2015, 3:13 AM AKST (12:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2015, 3:21 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
351 FZAK51 PAFC 301213 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 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. PKZ197-310045- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1021 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ119-310045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-310045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-310045- RESURRECTION BAY- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-310045- PORT VALDEZ- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-310045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-310045- VALDEZ ARM- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310045- PASSAGE CANAL- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-310045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-310045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-310045- CHINIAK BAY- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-310045- MARMOT BAY- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-310045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-310045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-310045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310045- KACHEMAK BAY- 313 AM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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148 FZAK51 PAFC 310017 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 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. PKZ197-311330- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ119-311330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-311330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-311330- RESURRECTION BAY- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-311330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-311330- PORT VALDEZ- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-311330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311330- VALDEZ ARM- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311330- PASSAGE CANAL- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-311330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-311330- CHINIAK BAY- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-311330- MARMOT BAY- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-311330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-311330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-311330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311330- KACHEMAK BAY- 317 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
459 FZAK51 PAFC 310208 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129 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. PKZ197-311515- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ119-311515- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-311515- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-311515- RESURRECTION BAY- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-311515- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-311515- PORT VALDEZ- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-311515- VALDEZ NARROWS- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311515- VALDEZ ARM- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-311515- PASSAGE CANAL- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311515- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-311515- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-311515- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-311515- CHINIAK BAY- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-311515- MARMOT BAY- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-311515- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-311515- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-311515- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311515- KACHEMAK BAY- 508 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
456 FZAK51 PAFC 311216 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 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. PKZ197-010100- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ119-010100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-010100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010100- RESURRECTION BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-010100- PORT VALDEZ- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-010100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-010100- VALDEZ ARM- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-010100- PASSAGE CANAL- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-010100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-010100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-010100- CHINIAK BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-010100- MARMOT BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-010100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-010100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010100- KACHEMAK BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
969 FZAK51 PAFC 311634 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 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. PKZ197-010415- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ119-010415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-010415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010415- RESURRECTION BAY- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-010415- PORT VALDEZ- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-010415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-010415- VALDEZ ARM- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-010415- PASSAGE CANAL- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-010415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-010415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-010415- CHINIAK BAY- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-010415- MARMOT BAY- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-010415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-010415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010415- KACHEMAK BAY- 734 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
040 FZAK51 PAFC 010021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 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. PKZ197-011315- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ119-011315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-011315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-011315- RESURRECTION BAY- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-011315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-011315- PORT VALDEZ- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-011315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-011315- VALDEZ ARM- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-011315- PASSAGE CANAL- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-011315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-011315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ136-011315- CHINIAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-011315- MARMOT BAY- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-011315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-011315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-011315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011315- KACHEMAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 8 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
405 PM AKST THU JAN 29 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA IS THE
STRONGEST FEATURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
STILL REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A WEAK
TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF IT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS
PATTERN IS PRODUCING FAIRLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH
WEAKER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA UNDER VERY WEAK FLOW ALOFT.
AT THE SURFACE THE STRONG HIGH PERSISTS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IS A COMPLEX
SYSTEM WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE NORTH GULF COAST. A LOW
HAS ALSO DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA
WHICH IS ENHANCING LIFT OVER THE GULF COASTAL REGIONS. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT NORTH OF THIS FRONT REMAINS FAIRLY STRONG ESPECIALLY OVER
THE BERING SEA REGION.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATION WAS VERY GOOD AGAIN ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF
THE MAIN MODELS. THE ONE FEATURE THAT RAPIDLY DIVERGES IS THE LOW
THAT IS WEST OF ATTU AND MOVING NORTHWARD. THE SPEED AND STRENGTH
OF THIS LOW VARY QUITE A BIT STARTING TONIGHT. HOWEVER THIS
FEATURE WILL REMAIN FAR ENOUGH WEST THAT ONLY THE FAR WESTERN
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL BE IMPACTED BY IT.
WHILE THE SYNOPTIC FEATURES OF THE GFS ECMWF AND NAM ARE VERY
SIMILAR THE GFS AND ECMWF LOOK TO BE DONG A BETTER JOB WITH THE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND THEREFORE SNOW AMOUNTS IN SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE NAM IS MUCH HEAVIER WITH THE SNOW
AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE MORE IN
LINE WITH WHAT IS IN THE FORECASTS. THE REASON THE NAM LOOKS TO BE
TOO HIGH IS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DRY AIR IN PLACE ALREADY IN
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS WELL AS THE MODEL JUST SHOWING TOO MUCH
MOISTURE THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN. THEREFORE THE LOWER SNOW
AMOUNTS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE USED AS MODEL GUIDANCE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
SLOW PROGRESS NORTHWARD THIS EVENING...SPREADING CLOUDS AND
MOISTURE INTO INLAND AREAS. LIGHT SNOW WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS FROM
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE MAT VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO ANCHORAGE.
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL ALSO SEE LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS TOWARD THE WESTERN
KENAI. CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. BLUSTERY WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH ALL FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY...WITH RAPID CLEARING DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY
NIGHT. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY
EVENING AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD THE GULF OF
ALASKA...BUT SOME LOCAL AREAS OF PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS IN. A RETURN TO CLEAR AND PLEASANT
WEATHER WILL RESUME REGION WIDE SATURDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
A FEW SHOWERS OVER KODIAK ISLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A PERSISTENT BERING SEA HIGH INTERACTING WITH A LOW SOUTH OF THE
AKPEN WILL KEEP A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SW AK. NORTHEAST
WIND WITH COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO
MODERATE ON SAT AS THE BERING RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WILL KEEP
WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE AKPEN AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
RAIN TO THESE LOCATIONS ON SAT. A WEATHER SYSTEM SKIRTING THE
WESTERN BERING AT THE END OF THE WEEK WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
MUCH OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY A DRY
OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND AND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WELL SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH
A FAVORABLE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE AND VERY COLD AIR FILTERING
OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW THEN RETURNS TO
THE FORECAST BY MID TO LATE WEEK AS MODELS ARE HINTING AT AN
ARCTIC TROUGH DIGGING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FROM THE CHUKCHI
SEA...WHICH WOULD ALSO RESULT IN A RETURN OF MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 127 132 138 150 155 170 171 172 173 174 176 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 127 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EZ
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS
LONG TERM...CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:25 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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