Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 78, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2016, 10:03 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 17, 2016, 10:03 AM AKST (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2016, 3:35 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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557 FZAK51 PAFC 171903 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 UPDATE TO ZONES 119 125 128 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-180430- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON AFTERNOON AS A 984 MB LOW AND DISSIPATES MON NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ONSHORE IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND THEN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE MORNING WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-180430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 UPDATE ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-180430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-180430- RESURRECTION BAY- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 UPDATE ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-180430- PORT VALDEZ- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180430- VALDEZ ARM- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 UPDATE ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180430- PASSAGE CANAL- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 UPDATE .TODAY...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-180430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-180430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-180430- CHINIAK BAY- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-180430- MARMOT BAY- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-180430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-180430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180430- KACHEMAK BAY- 1003 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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821 FZAK51 PAFC 180036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-181400- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 978 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS MONDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MONDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 988 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT BY THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-181400- PORT VALDEZ- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-181400- VALDEZ NARROWS- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181400- VALDEZ ARM- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-181400- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-181400- CHINIAK BAY- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181400- MARMOT BAY- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-181400- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY- 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
693 FZAK51 PAFC 181302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-190200- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MOVES TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER AT 989 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATES TUE MORNING. A 987 MB LOW SLIPS TO 145 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE MORNING THEN MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY AND DISSIPATES. A SECONDARY 986 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF PORT ALEXANDER TUE MORNING MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE NIGHT AT 988 MB AND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THEN BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-190200- PORT VALDEZ- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-190200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-190200- VALDEZ ARM- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...WEST WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-190200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-190200- CHINIAK BAY- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-190200- MARMOT BAY- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-190200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY- 402 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
564 FZAK51 PAFC 190035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-191400- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD TUE NIGHT AT 994 MB AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ119-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-191400- PORT VALDEZ- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191400- VALDEZ NARROWS- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-191400- VALDEZ ARM- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT DURING THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-191400- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-191400- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-191400- CHINIAK BAY- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-191400- MARMOT BAY- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-191400- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY- 335 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 5:27 AM AKST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 5:27 AM AKST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 527 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE IMPACTING THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS IN PLACE. A DECAYING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE GULF COAST AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WHILE INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK REMAIN MOSTLY DRY DUE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH RANGE. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE IS BRINGING SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS IT MOVES QUICKLY OFF TO THE WEST. MEANWHILE..A COMPACT UPPER LOW IS PUSHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA ACCOMPANIED BY ENOUGH COLD AIR ADVECTION TO CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES RELATED TO VARIOUS SMALLER SCALE DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE BROAD NORTH PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. MAINLY UTILIZED HIGHER RESOLUTION GUIDANCE EARLY ON IN THE FORECAST BEFORE TRANSITIONING TOWARDS THE EC BY TUESDAY AS THE GFS BECOMES SOMEWHAT OF AN OUTLIER IN BRINGING A STRONGER DISTURBANCE THROUGH THE EASTERN/CENTRAL GULF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE GULF TODAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO INLAND AREAS FOR THE KENAI AS RAIN WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE ALONG THE COAST. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAKE IT INLAND TODAY WITH RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THE GENERAL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AS RIDGING SLOWLY BUILDS TOWARD THE CENTRAL INTERIOR...RESULTING IN TYPICAL GUSTY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COOK INLET AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST. A LOW MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST GULF WATERS WILL BE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TO WATCH AS IT ORGANIZES AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY MONDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING GUSTY GALE WINDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF ALONG WITH RAIN AS IT MOVES THROUGH. THE LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KENAI MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISHES AS IT TRACKS ACROSS ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST TIGHTENS IN RESPONSE TO THIS LOW WHICH KEEPS WINDS GUSTING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF INTO TUESDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE UPPER LEVELS HAVE SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION HEADING INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE AHKLUN AND KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS...AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TONIGHT. BY MONDAY THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE WITH OFFSHORE FLOW AND COLDER TEMPERATURES BEING ADVECTED IN FROM THE NORTH. WHILE THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL HAVE SPILLOVER PRECIPITATION FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF REGION GOING INTO MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THERE IS A GALE FORCE NORTH PACIFIC LOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING WITH AN ASSOCIATED INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS IS SETTING UP PREDOMINANTLY NORTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT THE BERING AND CENTRAL/WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN HEADING INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME THROUGH MONDAY. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS EXCEPT FOR NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BEFORE SPILLING OVER INTO LOWER EASTERN BERING SEA GOING INTO MONDAY. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA RESULTING IN A WINTRY MIX OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EXTENDING EASTWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY ON MONDAY. A && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... BY MONDAY EVENING THE VERY LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMPLEX ROTATING AROUND THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL BE CENTERED NEAR 53N. THE UPPER TROUGH TO THE NORTH WILL BE SWINGING OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AROUND THIS TIME WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES. THERE IS STILL A FAIR BIT OF MODEL DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE TRACK OF THIS SURFACE FEATURE WHICH COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO WINDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL WATERS AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GIVEN THE BROAD SCALE UPPER LOW TO THE SOUTH...PREFERRING A TRACK THAT TAKES THE LOW INLAND AROUND THE CENTRAL KENAI PENINSULA. TO THE EAST THE NEXT LOW WILL ROTATE NORTH JUST OFFSHORE OF HAIDA GWAII MONDAY NIGHT WITH A COLDER UPPER LOW TO THE WEST CENTERED AROUND AMCHITKA PASS. A RATHER STRONG LOW DEEPENING AS IT TRACKS EAST ALONG 40N WILL BRING THE BEGINNINGS OF A PATTERN SHIFT AS IT CROSSES FROM 170W TO 160W MONDAY NIGHT AND BECOMES CAUGHT UP IN THE BROAD LOW COMPLEX. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY TAKE OVER AS THE DOMINANT CIRCULATION RAPIDLY WEAKENS OUT THE OLDER LOWS AND TROUGHS TO THE NORTH. AS THE SOUTHERN LOW BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED AROUND TUESDAY IT WILL MAKE A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST...LIFTING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FOR THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY TIME PERIOD AND TO CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY. UPSTREAM THE RESULT WILL BE A SHIFT TO THE NORTH OF THE STORM TRACK FOR THE NEW SYSTEMS COMING IN FROM THE WEST PARALLEL BUT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF WEEK. AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...MORE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY GENERAL FLOW PATTERN WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE ACTIVE STORM TRACK INTO THE GULF FOLLOWING. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 119 120 127 130 139 185. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 180 181 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD LONG TERM...JR
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:38 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:38 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:46 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 17, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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