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Gale Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2016, 3:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 10, 2016, 3:01 PM AKST (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2016, 3:19 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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627 FZAK52 PAFC 110001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 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. PKZ199-111300- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 983 MB LOW MON MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE. A 970 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 60N 175E AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. N AND E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-111300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111300- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-111300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-111300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-111300- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-111300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-111300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-111300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-111300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-111300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-111300- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-111300- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-111300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-111300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-111300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-111300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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892 FZAK52 PAFC 111248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 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. PKZ199-120145- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 340 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN SIBERIA THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB WED MORNING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AT 967 MB...THEN MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA AT 974 MB WED MORNING. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY WED. $$ PKZ150-120145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-120145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-120145- BRISTOL BAY- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-120145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-120145- UNALASKA BAY- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-120145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-120145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-120145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-120145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-120145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-120145- ADAK TO KISKA- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-120145- KISKA TO ATTU- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-120145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-120145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-120145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-120145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 348 AM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
496 FZAK52 PAFC 120023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 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. PKZ199-121300- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATES. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS EAST AND FORMS INTO A 969 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK TUE MORNING AND MOVES TO 370 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY WED AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 85 NM EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 992 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-121300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-121300- BRISTOL BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-121300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-121300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-121300- UNALASKA BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-121300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-121300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-121300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-121300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-121300- ADAK TO KISKA- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-121300- KISKA TO ATTU- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-121300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-121300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-121300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-121300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 11 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
007 FZAK52 PAFC 121227 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 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. PKZ199-130115- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED MORNING AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY AN ADVANCING NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 990 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF ATKA STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A 984 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INTO THE BERING STRAIT LATE WED AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-130115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-130115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130115- BRISTOL BAY- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-130115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-130115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-130115- UNALASKA BAY- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-130115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-130115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-130115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-130115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-130115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-130115- ADAK TO KISKA- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-130115- KISKA TO ATTU- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-130115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-130115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-130115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 327 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
197 FZAK52 PAFC 121236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 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. PKZ199-130130- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED MORNING AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY AN ADVANCING NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 990 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTH OF ATKA STRENGTHENS TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A 984 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES INTO THE BERING STRAIT LATE WED AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-130130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-130130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-130130- BRISTOL BAY- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-130130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-130130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-130130- UNALASKA BAY- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-130130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-130130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-130130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-130130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-130130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-130130- ADAK TO KISKA- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-130130- KISKA TO ATTU- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-130130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-130130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-130130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 336 AM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT MID MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
257 FZAK52 PAFC 130019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 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. PKZ199-131330- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY THU AND DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW 220 NM NORTH OF TOKSOOK BAY MOVES TO NEAR TIN CITY WED MORNING AT 990 MB. BROAD EASTERLY FLOW OCCURS ACROSS THE BERING THU. $$ PKZ150-131330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-131330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-131330- BRISTOL BAY- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-131330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-131330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-131330- UNALASKA BAY- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-131330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-131330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-131330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-131330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-131330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-131330- ADAK TO KISKA- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-131330- KISKA TO ATTU- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-131330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-131330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-131330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-131330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 319 PM AKST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 10, 5:06 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:06 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKST SUN JAN 10 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE JET STREAM REMAINS ZONALLY ORIENTED NEAR THE MID-LATITUDES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. A VERY RESILIENT TROUGH IS ELONGATED FROM WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE BERING SEA...WITH A BAGGY APPENDAGE IN THE NORTHCENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS APPENDAGE HAS BEEN THE BREEDING GROUND FOR STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND RECENTLY AS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA RIDGING HAS KEPT RELATIVELY WARM AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE CURRENT INCARNATION IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND...SENDING YET ANOTHER FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WHILE AHEAD OF IT...CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. OVER THE SOUTHWEST...A WIDE BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS SETTING UP FROM THE WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE THROUGH PORT HEIDEN WHICH IS A DEFORMATION/CONVERGENCE BAND AS THE INCOMING SYSTEM AND OUTGOING ONE COLLIDE. THAT PREVIOUS SYSTEM IS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN BERING...PULLING NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH A LAST GASP OF WIND AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL HEIGHT FIELDS AS WELL AS THE SURFACE FIELDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NUMBER OF WEAK AND SMALL SCALE CIRCULATIONS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE GENERAL THEME AMONG GUIDANCE IS TO KEEP NEARLY THE SAME PATTERN IN PLACE WITH A STORM TRACK WELL TO THE SOUTH AND A SERIES OF LOWS/FRONTS DYING IN THE GULF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES ALOFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH MON. THE MAIN UPPER WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A 970S MB LOW MOVES NORTH TO OVER SW ALASKA MON MORNING. MINOR WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE SE FLOW PROPAGATE NORTH ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH MON. A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT THEN STALLS AND SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH MON. THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AND SURFACE SUGGEST A CONTINUATION OF WET CONDITIONS ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS AND EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL SPILL OVER...RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS INLAND THROUGH MON. WINDS ARE MORE OF INTEREST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTH GULF AND COASTAL LOCATIONS TODAY WITH GAP FLOWS ACROSS FAVORED AREAS (TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY/MAT VALLEY). WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING ON MON. HOWEVER...BARRIER JET CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE GALES OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST INTO MON AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A TROUGH EXITING THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY ANOTHER SURFACE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT. WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION FILTERS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION MAINLY OVER TO SNOW EXCEPT FOR ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY SLIGHTLY WARMER TO STAY ALL RAIN. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING WITH A WARMER AIR MASS BRINGING ABOUT CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS COLD AIR ADVECTS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN BERING WILL KEEP GALE WINDS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND NORTH THIS MORNING...THEN WINDS TAPER DOWN LATER TODAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST AND DIMINISHES. WEAK RIDGING CENTERS ACROSS THE BERING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING ABOUT COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. THE EASTERN BERING WILL SEE GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW SQUEEZES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE WEST COAST. ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...THE NEXT FRONT MOVES UP MONDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING GUSTY WINDS FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AND MIXED PRECIPITATION. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE UPPER LEVELS AT 300 MB REFLECT AN AMPLIFIED RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER YUKON TERRITORY KEEPING SYSTEMS IN THE GULF. LOCATED UPSTREAM IS A TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND A CLOSED LOW POSITIONED JUST WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS GENERAL PATTERN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 500 MB 5-WAVE GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT IMAGERY WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE ONLY CHANGE WILL BE THE AMPLIFIED RIDGE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND RETROGRADE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE EXTENDING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE. THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC LOCATED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME ELONGATED WITH MULTIPLE WEAKER LOWS FORMING ALONG THE CHAIN. REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE...THESE SYNOPTIC FEATURES WILL BE SEEN AS AN ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSITION INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELONGATED LOW POSITIONED IN THE CENTRAL GULF EXTENDING WESTWARD INTO THE BARREN ISLAND REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WEDNESDAY. OVERALL...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL AOR WILL HAVE WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES RECEIVING THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN KENAI WILL HAVE DOWNSLOPE DRIER CONDITIONS AS THIS SYSTEM DISSIPATES BY MIDWEEK. WHILE ON THE BERING SIDE...THIS PATTERN WILL PRODUCE A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME WITH NORTHERLY/NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE MIDWEEK TIME-FRAME HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS IS RESULTING IN THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE BEING BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORMS...119 120 130 131. GALES...125 127 132 138 139 140 141 165 177 178 179 180 181 185 351 352 411 412 414. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ML SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...PD
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jan 10, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 3:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Jan 11, 1:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 106 min | |
| Jan 11, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:26 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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