Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 15, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2015, 2:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
008 FZAK52 PAFC 151257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 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. PKZ199-160200- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 960 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON BY THU NIGHT AT 966 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB 25 NM EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... . .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-160200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-160200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-160200- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-160200- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-160200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF 60N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
744 FZAK52 PAFC 151257 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 CORRECTED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-160200- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 960 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON BY THU NIGHT AT 966 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB 25 NM EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-160200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-160200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-160200- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-160200- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-160200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF 60N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
239 FZAK52 PAFC 160022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 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. PKZ199-161315- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-161315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161315- BRISTOL BAY- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-161315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-161315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-161315- UNALASKA BAY- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-161315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-161315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-161315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-161315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-161315- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-161315- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-161315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-161315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-161315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
978 FZAK52 PAFC 161211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ199-170045- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF NOME FRI NIGHT AT 976 MB AND THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-170045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-170045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170045- BRISTOL BAY- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-170045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-170045- UNALASKA BAY- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-170045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-170045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-170045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-170045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-170045- ADAK TO KISKA- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-170045- KISKA TO ATTU- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-170045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-170045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
243 FZAK52 PAFC 162351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ199-171230- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW AT CAPE NEWENHAM WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST AND BE WELL INLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW AT SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-171230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-171230- BRISTOL BAY- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-171230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-171230- UNALASKA BAY- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-171230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-171230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-171230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-171230- ADAK TO KISKA- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-171230- KISKA TO ATTU- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-171230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-171230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 14, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 423 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A VERY LARGE CYCLONIC MERRY-GO-ROUND CONTINUES OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC/BERING SEA THANKS TO THE DOWNSTREAM BLOCKING RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THREE DEEP LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE PRIMARY ONE OF CONCERN IS A STORM FORCE LOW TRACKING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKING NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SHARP SHORT-WAVE ALOFT TRACKING RIGHT BEHIND THE SURFACE FRONT. RADAR IMAGERY REFLECTS THE STRONG VERTICAL MOTION OUT AHEAD OF THIS...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF. THE ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT CROSSING THE GULF IS SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST SO LOW LEVEL FLOW OUT AHEAD OF IT IS NORTHERLY. THUS...AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO PROGRESS ONSHORE OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CROSS BARRIER FLOW...SO MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME STRONG EASTERLY PRODUCING DOWNSLOPE DRYING FOR MANY AREAS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE PRIMARILY ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND OVER INTO BRISTOL BAY. THUS...THE ONLY POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER MUCH WEAKER FEATURES IN THE FORECAST AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE IS EXITING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND HEADED ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING...BRINGING AN END TO THE MOST RECENT FREEZING RAIN EVENT. A WEAK LOW NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS ABOUT TO EXIT THE AREA. LASTLY...A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS THROWING SOME PRECIP AND WINDS TOWARD THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN SURFACE LOW POSITIONS. THUS FORECAST CONFIDENCE WITH THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM IS ABOVE AVERAGE. MODELS DO QUICKLY DIVERGE WITH DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND UP TO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH NO REASON TO FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR SOLUTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME WILL STICK CLOSE TO INHERITED GRIDS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... MORE OF THE SAME IS IN STORE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE GULF LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW FOCUSES ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW HELPING TO KEEP INLAND AREAS LIMITED TO JUST A FEW SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY RAIN...ALTHOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CANNOT BE RULED OUT TONIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE INTO THE MAT-SU AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING AND A WARM LAYER PERSISTS ABOVE THE SURFACE. FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH ON THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY COOL ALOFT...ALLOWING SOME SNOW TO BEGIN TO MIX IN BY THURSDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT PUSHING TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW OVER THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WILL CREATE AREAS OF DOWNSLOPING OVER KING SALMON (AS WELL AS OTHER IMMEDIATE AREAS ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS) AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS SURFACE TO 850 MB THICKNESSES DROP BELOW 129 DECAMETERS. THIS IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND JUST OFF THE SURFACE THAT HAVE USHER IN COOLER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR (AS SEEN IN THE JAN 14 12Z AND JAN 15 00Z RAOBS) WHICH HAS CHISELED AWAY AT THE WARM NOSE THAT BROUGHT FREEZING RAIN TO THE BETHEL AREA THIS MORNING. NEVERTHELESS...A SMALL AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND LIKELY HAVE MINIMAL IF ANY IMPACT AT ALL. THIS WET PERIOD WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH CROSS BARRIER FLOW EATING UP A BIT OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. THE ANOMALOUSLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A LOW PARKS ITSELF OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND CONTINUES TO ADVECT WARM AIR NORTHWARD. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE...YET ANOTHER LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PUSH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STALL OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME SNOW TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA. THE SNOW WOULD LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WHILE THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA REMAIN DOMINATED BY RAIN. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHOWERS TURN TO ALL SNOW AS A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS DROPS SOUTH FROM SIBERIA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... BY EARLY SATURDAY THE LAST OF A SERIES OF GULF LOWS WILL APPROACH THE NORTH GULF COAST...BRINGING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND WARM TEMPERATURES MAINLY TO THE COASTAL AREAS. THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM TO THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS STILL UNKNOWN DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF THE LOW TRACK THROUGH THE GULF. THE NAM AND MOST RECENT GFS ARE MUCH FURTHER WEST WITH THIS LOW...BRINING IT TOWARDS THE KENAI BY LATE SATURDAY...WHILE THE EC HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THE FURTHEST EAST BY TRACKING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THE GEM GLOBAL IS CURRENTLY THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR THIS SYSTEM AS IT IS A COMPRISE BETWEEN THE NAM/GFS AND THE EC...AND KEEPS SOUTHCENTRAL MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONFIDENCE IN THAT FORECAST IS HOWEVER LOW DUE TO THE LARGE UNCERTAINTY OF THE LOW TRACK. OUT WEST...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL BRING RAIN/SNOW AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THAT LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY OR POSSIBLY SUNDAY. STARTING ON SUNDAY THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE MAINLAND...BRINGING ANOTHER SHORT LIVED PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER (WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES) THAT SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. YET ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL THEN APPROACH THE GULF STARTING ON TUESDAY...BRINING A RETURN TO WARM AND ACTIVE WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 119 120 130 131 138 160 165 179 351 352 412 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC LONG TERM...DEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 14, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 14, 9:17 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:42 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 3:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 15, 3:57 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 5:02 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 15, 6:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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