Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2015, 3:34 PM 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 6, 2015, 3:34 PM AKST (00:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2015, 3:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 FZAK52 PAFC 070034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 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. PKZ199-071330- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN TUESDAY EVENING. A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 85 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-071330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-071330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-071330- BRISTOL BAY- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-071330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-071330- UNALASKA BAY- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-071330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-071330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-071330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-071330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-071330- ADAK TO KISKA- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-071330- KISKA TO ATTU- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-071330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-071330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM DURING THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-071330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-071330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 334 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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920 FZAK52 PAFC 071224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 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. PKZ199-080115- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 985 MB WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 986 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-080115- BRISTOL BAY- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080115- UNALASKA BAY- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-080115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-080115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-080115- ADAK TO KISKA- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-080115- KISKA TO ATTU- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-080115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-080115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-080115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-080115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 324 AM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
366 FZAK52 PAFC 080002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 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. PKZ199-081315- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 190 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 992 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-081315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-081315- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-081315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-081315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081315- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-081315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-081315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-081315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-081315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-081315- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-081315- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-081315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-081315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-081315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-081315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
077 FZAK52 PAFC 081214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 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. PKZ199-090130- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AT 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND STALL OUT OVER CHIRIKOF ISLAND THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-090130- BRISTOL BAY- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-090130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-090130- UNALASKA BAY- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-090130- ADAK TO KISKA- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-090130- KISKA TO ATTU- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-090130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-090130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-090130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-090130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 314 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 6, 5:07 AM AKST, 10 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 5:07 AM AKST, 10 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 507 AM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING IS KEEPING DRY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. LOW STRATUS AND FOG RESIDES UNDERNEATH THE STABLE CONDITIONS. OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS SLIDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND OUT WEST A DISSIPATING FRONT IS STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE MODELS TODAY IS WITH A NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING THE GULF WED EVENING. THERE IS A LARGE VARIATION IN POSITIONING OF THIS LOW WITH THE NAM BEING BY FAR THE SLOWEST. ALL OF THE MODELS EVENTUALLY BRING THE ENERGY INTO THE EASTERN BERING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOVES OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS LOW IS HANDLED WITH DECENT CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE MODELS BUT MUCH DISCREPANCY REMAINS AROUND THE GULF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)... CONTINUED DRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. THE EXCEPTION IS KODIAK...WHERE A SERIES OF FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL SEND PULSES OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE ISLAND. THERE IS A STRONG INVERSION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WITH COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE BY WARMER AIR ALOFT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE. THIS WILL KEEP SOME PATCHY FOG OVER SOME INLAND AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ROUGHLY THE SAME AS THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO WARM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTH...ALLOWING MORE CLOUDS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)... MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOWLY DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO BRISTOL BAY TODAY...AND WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WEST OF KING SALMON WED NIGHT. THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL REMAIN DRY IN THE DOWNSLOPE SHADOW OF THE ALASKA RANGE. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS THROUGH WED NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)... THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE GENERALLY DRY BENEATH A RIDGE...WHILE THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT LOW WILL CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW TODAY CHANGING TO RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON WED. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... THERE REMAINS VERY GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THAT A GULF LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON THURSDAY WILL BRING A RETURN TO THE WARM AND MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING STEADY RAIN FROM KODIAK ISLAND INTO THE WESTERN GULF COAST...WITH RAIN AND SNOW FALLING OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. FOR INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL...ITS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKELY THAT DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO JUST A FEW PASSING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS TEMPERATURES RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL UNDER SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. AFTER THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES EARLY THIS WEEKEND...UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES FURTHER OUT IN THE FORECAST BUT CONTINUES TO REVOLVE AROUND THE SAME FEATURES AND THEIR POSITION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER. THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT THAT ANOTHER NOPAC LOW WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL APPROACH THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL LIKELY BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ACTIVE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO NEXT WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 127 130 138 178 181 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS LONG TERM...DEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:34 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:34 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:49 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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