Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2015, 3:28 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 10, 2015, 3:28 PM AKST (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2015, 3:29 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
580 FZAK51 PAFC 110028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 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. PKZ197-111315- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD 1009 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE WEST AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. A STRENGTHENING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ120-111315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-111315- RESURRECTION BAY- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-111315- PORT VALDEZ- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-111315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-111315- VALDEZ ARM- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111315- PASSAGE CANAL- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-111315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-111315- CHINIAK BAY- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-111315- MARMOT BAY- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-111315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-111315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111315- KACHEMAK BAY- 328 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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670 FZAK51 PAFC 111205 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 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. PKZ197-120030- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DISSIPATING TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE WEST THROUGH SUN EVENING. A STRENGTHENING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF MON EVENING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-120030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ120-120030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-120030- RESURRECTION BAY- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-120030- PORT VALDEZ- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-120030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120030- VALDEZ ARM- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120030- PASSAGE CANAL- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-120030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-120030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-120030- CHINIAK BAY- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-120030- MARMOT BAY- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-120030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-120030- KACHEMAK BAY- 305 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
223 FZAK51 PAFC 120019 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 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. PKZ197-121345- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-121345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ120-121345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-121345- RESURRECTION BAY- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-121345- PORT VALDEZ- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121345- VALDEZ ARM- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121345- PASSAGE CANAL- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-121345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-121345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-121345- CHINIAK BAY- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-121345- MARMOT BAY- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-121345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-121345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121345- KACHEMAK BAY- 319 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
276 FZAK51 PAFC 121229 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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. PKZ197-130100- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF ASSOCIATED WITH A 968 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL REACH THE GULF COAST MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-130100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ120-130100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130100- RESURRECTION BAY- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130100- PORT VALDEZ- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130100- VALDEZ ARM- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130100- PASSAGE CANAL- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-130100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-130100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-130100- CHINIAK BAY- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-130100- MARMOT BAY- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-130100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130100- KACHEMAK BAY- 329 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 10, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN FEATURES CONTINUED BLOCKING OVER EASTERN SIBERIA...AND A POWERFUL 200 KT PACIFIC JET STREAM MOVING EAST OF THE DATELINE...SOUTH OF 40N. TWO LEFTOVER REMNANT UPPER LOWS EXIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...ONE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...AND ANOTHER OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. EXTENSIVE LEFTOVER CLOUDS REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL...AND THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN SOME FASHION AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS WEAK TODAY. OUT WEST...ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS SPREAD EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...AND THIS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS A FRONT LIFTS NORTH. WITH TIME...THE GENERAL BLOCKING REGIME OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL SHUNT POLAR AIR OUTBREAKS INTO THE CANADIAN ARCTIC...WITH CONTINUED ENHANCEMENT OF THE WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WITH A TRAIN OF ROSSBY WAVES FORMING ALONG THE POWERFUL PACIFIC JET STREAM THEN INTERACTING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE...A SERIES OF STRONG TO POWERFUL PACIFIC CYCLONES WILL TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHERN ALASKA WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS WARM FRONTS TRACK TOWARD SOUTHERN ALASKA. THERE REMAINS NO END IN SIGHT TO THE SIGNIFICANT WARM ANOMALIES AS THE RECORD BREAKING WARMTH THIS WINTER MARCHES ON. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE SUITE OF NUMERICAL GUIDANCE ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST...AND ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC PATTERN HEADING INTO LATE NEXT WEEK. THE SMALLER SCALE DIFFERENCES WITH THE TRACK AND EXACT STRENGTH OF A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND BERING SEA GROWS RAPIDLY AFTER 48 HOURS. OVERALL...THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT...SO THAT MODEL SOLUTION WAS FAVORED OVERALL...WITH SOME NAM WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS TO CAPTURE LOCAL WINDS AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)... THE LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARD THE WEST THROUGH TONIGHT. KEEPING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTH ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS A MUCH STRONGER NORTHEAST PACIFIC SYSTEM DRIVES TOWARD THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH. AS THIS LOW APPROACHES THE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP...INCREASING THE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. INLAND AREAS FROM THE WESTERN KENAI NORTH TO THE SOUTH END OF DENALI PARK WILL BE BASICALLY DRY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A WEAK INLAND RIDGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES ALOFT ABOVE A COOLER NEAR-SURFACE LAYER. AS LOWER-LEVEL WINDS INCREASE THE FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE...THOUGH SHELTERED AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE FOG STICK AROUND THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN PRECIPITATION-FREE MOST AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)... A STRENGTHENING LOW SOUTH OF THE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH A FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING WINDS UP TO LOW-END GALE FORCE...WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH TERRAIN GAPS ESPECIALLY NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. CONTINUED SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM RESULTING IN ALL RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... WTIH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FORECAST PATTERN EARLY NEXT WEEK...THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT A SLOWLY MOVING DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPENN WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE GULF STARTING MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. HEAVY RAIN ALSO APPEARS LIKELY FROM THIS SYSTEM FOR KODIAK ISLAND AND WESTERN GULF COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN SPREAD TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL BY EARLY TUESDAY...HOWEVER WARM AIR ALOFT MOST LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT FOR THIS TO FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN (WITH A POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN). SAME BASIC PATTERN CONTINUES WITH THE STRONG JET STREAM REMAINING CENTERED AROUND 35N AND BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED IN THESE LARGE SCALE FEATURES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THE RESULTS WILL BE A CONTINUING SERIES OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND TRACKING TO THE EAST WITH MUCH OF THE ENERGY STAYING SOUTH OF THE AREA. SEVERAL OF THE LOWS WILL TURN NORTH AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THEY FILL THEN DISSIPATE. GIVEN THAT THESE SYSTEMS WILL ALL BE WEAKENING AS THEY LIFT NORTH THEY WILL PRIMARILY BRING PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS AND OCCASIONALLY FURTHER INLAND WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING ABOVE NORMAL. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 174 175 176 177 178. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC LONG TERM...DEK/JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:23 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr |
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