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Gale Warning 76, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2015, 3:39 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 20, 2015, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2015, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
021 FZAK52 PAFC 210039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 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. PKZ199-211315- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-211315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-211315- BRISTOL BAY- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-211315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-211315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-211315- UNALASKA BAY- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-211315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-211315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-211315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-211315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-211315- ADAK TO KISKA- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-211315- KISKA TO ATTU- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-211315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-211315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-211315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 339 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
444 FZAK52 PAFC 210810 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 UPDATED 160 AND 179 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. PKZ199-212100- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-212100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-212100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-212100- BRISTOL BAY- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-212100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-212100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-212100- UNALASKA BAY- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-212100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-212100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-212100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-212100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-212100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-212100- ADAK TO KISKA- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-212100- KISKA TO ATTU- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-212100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-212100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-212100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-212100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1110 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
138 FZAK52 PAFC 211236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 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. PKZ199-220200- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-220200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-220200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-220200- ADAK TO KISKA- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-220200- KISKA TO ATTU- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-220200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 336 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
403 FZAK52 PAFC 212352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 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. PKZ199-221230- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC WHILE HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-221230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-221230- BRISTOL BAY- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-221230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-221230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-221230- UNALASKA BAY- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-221230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-221230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-221230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-221230- ADAK TO KISKA- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-221230- KISKA TO ATTU- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-221230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-221230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-221230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-221230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 252 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 20, 5:02 AM AKST, 10 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 5:02 AM AKST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 502 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... TWO FEATURES DOMINATE THE WEATHER MAP THIS MORNING. THIS FIRST IS A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF...THAT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND GALE FORCE WINDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM SOUTHERN COOK INLET INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY WHERE IT DISSIPATE JUST EAST OF CORDOVA TONIGHT. THE OTHER FEATURE IS A BROAD LOW COMPLEX CENTERED TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE SLIDING TOWARDS THE GULF AND DEVELOPING ON THURSDAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES LIES AN AREA OF RIDGING THAT STRETCHES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING ONTO THE AKPENN...AND IS BEGINNING TO NOSE INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. AREAS OF LOW STRATUS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST UNDER THIS RIDGE...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AS THE RIDGING SLOWLY MOVES TO THE NORTH. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS HAVE ALL INITIALIZED WELL WITH THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF...AND REMAIN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ITS LOW TRACK INTO THE NORTH GULF THIS EVENING. THE NAM WAS PRIMARILY USED FOR THIS LOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING TO BETTER CAPTURE THE FINE DETAILS IN THE WINDS AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE NORTH. THERE ARE SOME SMALL DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS AS TO HOW FAR WEST THE PRECIP FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE...WITH THE GLOBAL MODELS BRINGING STEADY RAIN AND SNOW AS FAR WEST AS THE CENTRAL COPPER RIVER BASIN AND VALDEZ AREA...WHILE THE HIGHER RESOLUTION NAM AND GEM REGIONAL KEEP ALL OF THE PRECIP EAST OF CORDOVA. THE MORNING PACKAGE WILL BRING SOME PRECIP FROM THE GULKANA AREA INTO THOMPSON PASS WITH WITH SOME UPSLOPE FROM NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT...BUT KEEP AND RAINFALL OUT OF THE VALDEZ AREA AS DRYING WINDS FROM THE PASS SHOULD PREVENT ANY PRECIP FROM REACHING THE GROUND. OUT WEST...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL TRACK OF THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WITH SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH INDIVIDUAL WAVES...ESPECIALLY IN THE NAM WHICH IS MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH A WAVE DEVELOPING NEAR DUTCH HARBOR ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WAS TREATED AS AN OUTLIER IN FAVOR OF THE MORE CONSISTENT EC. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TROUGH TODAY AS A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND EASTERN KENAI. GAP FLOWS MAY DIMINISH SOME TONIGHT AS THE LOW CENTER IN THE GULF WEAKENS...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SOME WITH THE NEXT LOW CENTER APPROACHING WED. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PATCHY FOG...GENERALLY FAIR SKIES WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. INCREASING CLOUDS WITH INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH TO KODIAK...NORTH GULF WED NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT FRONT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... REMNANTS OF A WEAK LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWER THREATS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A MODERATE GALE FORCE FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. RAIN AND SNOW WILL GENERALLY REMAIN OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...WITH MODELS STARTING TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FOR THURSDAY...WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND REFINEMENTS TO THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL LARGE ENOUGH DIFFERENCES DURING THE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIOD THAT MINIMAL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST. THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TOWARD THE GULF...WHICH WOULD BRING A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DEK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...MBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:39 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 20, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:21 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:36 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 2:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:53 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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