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Gale Warning 110, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2016, 3:42 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2016, 3:42 AM AKST (12:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2016, 3:04 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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794 FZAK52 PAFC 301242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 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. PKZ199-310200- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTH TO 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 961 MB SUN MORNING THEN TO 500 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND AT 964 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ150-310200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 24 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-310200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-310200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-310200- ADAK TO KISKA- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-310200- KISKA TO ATTU- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-310200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-310200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 342 AM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
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079 FZAK52 PAFC 310010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 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. PKZ199-311330- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 961 MB SUN MORNING THEN TO 480 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 975 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-311330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-311330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-311330- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-311330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-311330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-311330- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-311330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-311330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-311330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-311330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT IN THE EVENING FROM ATKA E. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-311330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-311330- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-311330- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-311330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-311330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-311330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
225 FZAK52 PAFC 311239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 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. PKZ199-010200- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW CENTERED 260 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 972 MB EARLY MON BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. A 990 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM LATE SUN AT 984 MB AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-010200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-010200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-010200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-010200- ADAK TO KISKA- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-010200- KISKA TO ATTU- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-010200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-010200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 339 AM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
278 FZAK52 PAFC 010004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 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. PKZ199-011315- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 980 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 956 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-011315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011315- BRISTOL BAY- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT IN THE EVENING FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-011315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-011315- UNALASKA BAY- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-011315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-011315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-011315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-011315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-011315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-011315- ADAK TO KISKA- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-011315- KISKA TO ATTU- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-011315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-011315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-011315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-011315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 304 PM AKST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 29, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST FRI JAN 29 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
AND THE YUKON DELTA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS A DOUBLE-BARREL UPPER LEVEL
LOW WITH ONE CENTER OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE OTHER TO
THE SOUTH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. THERE IS A FRONT FROM
THIS LOW COMPLEX STRETCHING WEST-TO-EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING TO SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS THEN NORTH-TO-SOUTH THROUGH
UNALASKA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THERE IS ANOTHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SOUTHERN LOW THAT IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTAINS. THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA
THAT EXTENDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN CANADA AND INTO THE HIGH
PLAINS OF THE LOWER 48.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THE
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. THE EXCEPTION IS THE CANADIAN GEM.
ALL THE MODELS START WITH MULTIPLE LOWS OVER/NEAR THE
ALEUTIANS...THEN CONSOLIDATE THEM INTO ONE LARGE LOW OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL BERING BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE GEM CREATES A STRONGER
LOW FURTHER WEST THAN THE OTHER MODELS TONIGHT (JUST WEST OF
UNALASKA) THEN SHOOTS IT NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE KEEPING A SECOND LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. THUS THE GEM WAS NOT USED IN THE FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PUSH THROUGH ANCHORAGE...THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY AND SUSITNA VALLEY AND HELP KEEP ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF
BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH AND FIZZLES OUT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD OF BENIGN WEATHER. THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE IDENTIFYING
PATCHY TO LOCALLY DENSE FOG AS THE AIR MASS IN PLACE IS STILL
QUITE MOISTURE RICH. CURRENTLY...PRECIPITABLE WATER FROM RAOB
SOUNDINGS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HEADING TO THE NORTHERN SIDE
OF THE ALASKA RANGE ALL RANGE FROM THE 110 TO 200 PERCENT OF
NORMAL VALUE. WITH COLDER AIR FILTERING INTO THE LOWER LEVELS OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS...A STRONG INVERSION SHOULD DEVELOP. THE
AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE FOG WILL BE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN VALLEY
LOCATIONS...ANCHORAGE...THE MAT-SU VALLEYS...AND COASTAL LOCATIONS
OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. A FRONT WILL BEGIN APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST ON SUNDAY BUT WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE MUCH PROGRESS AS IT
CLASHES WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL HEADING INTO THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS
1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN STORY OUT WEST IS A LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY
SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE THE BERING
AIDED BY A JET STREAK FROM THE SOUTH. IT WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTHERN BERING LATE
SUNDAY. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A STRONG
PUSH OF WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA BEGINNING SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WARMER AIR WILL MEAN THAT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT
WILL COME WITH THE FRONT WILL BE RAIN. HOWEVER...TONIGHT BEFORE
THE FRONT MOVES IN A SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA THAT WILL BRING ENOUGH SNOW AND WINDS TO SEE BLOWING SNOW
FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WEST OF THE MAIN LOW...NORTH TO WEST FLOW WILL
DOMINATE KEEPING THE AREA COLD WITH SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO THE
NORTHWEST BERING AND CONTINUES TO FILL THROUGH MONDAY...WHILE AN
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH BRISTOL
BAY AND ALONG THE GULF COAST HELPS TO KEEP MAINLY SOUTHEAST
FACING UPSLOPE AREAS ON THE WET SIDE. THIS ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN
WILL ALLOW FOR WARMER AND WETTER CONDITIONS WHERE THE SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW PERSISTS...WHILE UNDERNEATH THE MID-LEVEL
HIGH...PLACES SUCH AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SHELTERED VALLEYS
INLAND WILL SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND DRIEST CONDITIONS.
BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND MAY
BREAK DOWN A BIT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND MOVES NORTH
TOWARD THE BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. THIS MAY ALLOW
A BIT MORE ACTIVE WEATHER TO RETURN TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND BY LATE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 170 173 174 175 176 177
178 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK
LONG TERM...CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:09 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:11 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:42 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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