Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2015
Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2015, 3:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2015, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2015, 3:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 FZAK52 PAFC 030020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 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. PKZ199-031315- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS IN AN ARC FROM THE LOW ACROSS AMCHITKA ISLAND AND SOUTH. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST AS IT DISSIPATES OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE A 966 MB LOW 300 NM WEST SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-031315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031315- BRISTOL BAY- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-031315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-031315- UNALASKA BAY- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-031315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-031315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-031315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-031315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-031315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-031315- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-031315- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-031315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-031315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-031315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 PM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
338 FZAK52 PAFC 031205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040130- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING 966 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES NORTH TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-040130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-040130- BRISTOL BAY- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-040130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040130- UNALASKA BAY- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-040130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-040130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-040130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-040130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-040130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-040130- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-040130- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-040130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-040130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 AM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
757 FZAK52 PAFC 032349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 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. PKZ199-041300- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES SUNDAY. A 953 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES WEST TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WEAKENS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-041300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-041300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041300- BRISTOL BAY- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-041300- UNALASKA BAY- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-041300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-041300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-041300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-041300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-041300- ADAK TO KISKA- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-041300- KISKA TO ATTU- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-041300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-041300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-041300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 249 PM AKST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
623 FZAK52 PAFC 041242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 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. PKZ199-050200- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES SUNDAY. A WEAKENING 956 MB LOW 395 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING...THEN MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-050200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-050200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-050200- ADAK TO KISKA- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE... 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-050200- KISKA TO ATTU- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-050200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 342 AM AKST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 2, 5:12 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:12 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
512 AM AKST FRI JAN 2 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PATTERN OF THE FUTURE IS TAKING SHAPE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IS A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF KAMCHATKA AND ITS ATTENDANT
FRONT/MOISTURE PLUME SPREADING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
HOWEVER...UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE SATELLITE LOOP THE MORE
DOMINANT FEATURE AND ONE THAT SHAPES THE UPCOMING PATTERN IS A
CLOSED/BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE SETTING UP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THE
EVIDENCE OF ITS STRENGTH SHOWS UP IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM
IN THE EASTERN GULF. THAT SYSTEM HAS LEFT LINGERING LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER
THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND CANADIAN YUKON. THE RESULT IS AN
OUTFLOW TYPE PATTERN...BUT IN THIS CASE THE LACK OF ARCTIC AIR
OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MEANS THE OUTFLOW IS MORE OF A PULLING EVENT
RATHER THAN A PUSHING EVENT IN REGARD TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE CHUGACH. CLOUD COVER IS ON THE DECREASE OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL EXCEPT FOR A DECAYING FRONT OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. FOG AND LOW STRATUS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND HAS
BEEN THWARTED BY THE MID/HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BOTH
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AS WELL AS THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
SETUP AND EVOLUTION OF THE BLOCKING HIGH. THE ONLY DISTURBANCE TO
TRACK SLIDES UNDER THE RIDGE INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THERE IS LITTLE
DIFFERENCE IN HOW GLOBAL/MESOSCALE GUIDANCE HANDLES THE SURFACE
SYSTEM WILL WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE MAINLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AS THE STORM NEAR THE PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO LOSE STRENGTH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTHERN ALASKA IS
BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. AS A RESULT...GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST HAVE
LIKELY PEAKED AND WILL TREND SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DOWNWARD
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MANY AREAS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO SEE MORE
SUNSHINE THAN IN RECENT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE KENAI
PENINSULA UP TO ANCHORAGE. COMBINED WITH COLD AIR FILTERING INTO
THE REGION...TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DROP TO NEAR
OR EVEN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH WILL BE HEAVILY CONTROLLED BY CLOUD-
COVER AND LOCAL GAP WIND EFFECTS. A RESIDUAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SLIDE WESTWARD TONIGHT...BRINGING
A GLANCING BLOW OF INCREASED CLOUD-COVER AND EVEN SOME MINIMAL
SHOWER ACTIVITY TO COASTAL AREAS BEFORE SLIDING SOUTHWARD AND OUT
INTO THE OPEN GULF BY LATE SATURDAY. THERE DOES NOT CURRENTLY
APPEAR TO BE MUCH CHANCE AT ALL OF ANY OF THESE SHOWERS MAKING IT
ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO THE POPULATION CENTERS...BUT A
WEAK UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN COOK INLET DOES LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO
PERHAPS BRING SOME CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY BEFORE MORE SIGNIFICANT DRYING AND CLEARING TAKES OVER
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. OVERALL THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA
IS NOW ENTERING A COLD AND MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER PATTERN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
JUST A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LINGER ACROSS THE COASTAL LOCATIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
BRISTOL BAY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ONE LAST PUSH OF HIGH CLOUDS
WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY TODAY BEFORE SKIES BEGIN
TO CLEAR AND A SPELL OF DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS OBSERVED. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE OBSERVED
EARLY THIS MORNING AS CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
ON THE WARM SIDE. AS THE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT...THE SURFACE WILL BEGIN
TO RADIATE OUT AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY FALL DURING THE
DAY. TONIGHT WILL BE THE LAST NIGHT OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
FOR A WHILE AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HEADING INTO THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR IF NOT COMPLETELY
CLEAR SKIES TO THE REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME WHICH WILL BE A
NICE REPRIEVE AFTER THE EXTENDED CLOUDINESS OBSERVED ACROSS THE
AREA. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
WITH LIGHT WINDS...BUT IT IS CURRENTLY PERCEIVED THAT THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT FOGGY
SITUATIONS FROM DEVELOPING.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
AN IMPRESSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING OFF THE KAMCHATKA COAST
HAS BEGUN TO DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
OCCLUDE AS IT PUSHES EASTWARD...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
ALREADY MEASURED AT SHEMYA. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PUSH
EASTWARD TOWARD ADAK AND ATKA LATER THIS MORNING. A BUILDING RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOW THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE FRONT
STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE
SAME TIME ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...THIS TIME COMING OFF THE
COAST OF JAPAN...WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND BRING
ANOTHER GALE FORCE WIND EVENT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (SUN JANUARY 4 - THU JANUARY 8)...
BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN SHIFT TOWARDS DRIER AND COLDER AS
THE PACIFIC STORM TRACK IS SHUNTED SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD. THIS
PATTERN WILL RESULT IN SOME OF THE DRIEST AND MOST CLOUD FREE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE IN A VERY LONG TIME...WITH A RETURN TO
NEAR IF NOT SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE PATTERN WILL
HOLD THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION
CHANCES INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE BLOCKING HIGH
WEAKENS. HOWEVER...THE PATTERN BECOMES MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN BY
THURSDAY GIVEN THE CHALLENGES NUMERICAL DYNAMICAL GUIDANCE HAS
WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF BLOCKING PATTERNS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 173-177 185.
STORM 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...AHSENMACHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 3, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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