Storm Warning 240, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 081155
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM
THURSDAY EVENING AT 969 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE. A 978 MB LOW 500
NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
AT 986 MB FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING.

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PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

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PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND.. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

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PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU DEC 8 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW WITH RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
130 PM AST WED DEC 7 2005

.DISCUSSION...VERY LARGE 945 MB LOW ABOUT 50 NM NORTH OF ATTKA HAS
NOTHING BUT MILD SOUTHRLY GRADIENT EAST FROM THIS CENTER TO THE
PANHANDLE. FRONT NOW ALONG 150W AND NW ACROSS THE BARROEN ISLANDS AND
SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THIS
EVENING. ETA/GFS SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF AGREEMENT WITH THIS STORM AS
IT MOVES TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA FRI MORNING. WITH THE LOW STAYING TO
THE WEST AND TRACKING NORTHWARD MILD AND SOMEWHAT MOIST SOUTHRLY
WINDS KEEP CONDITIONS CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF RAIN/SNOW OR A MIX ALONG
WITH LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY.

GOES SATELITE IMAGRY SHOWS WHAT APEARS TO BE MORE OF A DEVELOPMENT
SOUTH OF KODIAK LATE THIS MORNING THAN WHAT MODELS INDICATE..WHICH
MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT WIND FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRL ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE THIS WAVES MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING AND
PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE INTERIOR STRONGER WINDS ALL AREAS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR WILL RANGE FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL
KEEP MANY AREAS AT OR ABOVE FREEZING THROUGHTOUT THE NIGHT.

WILL LET CURRENT WIND WARNINGS AND HEADLINES RIDE. PATTERN LOOKS GOOD
AND SUPPORTS THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING OUT FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY WEST
OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY FOR AREAS AT 800 FT AND HIGHER. WITH 1/2 MILE
AND SNOW AT CHULITNA AT NOON..THE DRIVE NORTH FROM TRAPPER CREEK IS
PROBABLY PRETTY DIFFICULT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONES 101 AND 125. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR
ZONE 145 WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.
MARINE...STORM AREAS 120 AND 130.

PERCY DEC 05

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
137 PM AST WED DEC 07 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0128 PM     SNOW             WNW TRAPPER CREEK       62.24N 150.42W
12/07/2005  0.0 INCH                            AK   PUBLIC

            BOB QUAINTANCE AT MILE 17.5 PETERSVILLE RD REPORTS OVER 1
            FT OF SNOW LAST 24 HRS. STILL SNOWING HARD AND MAY GET
            ANOTHER FT BY TONIGHT. TEMP 33 AT 1100FT HEAVY RAIN IN
            TOWARD TRAPPER CREEK.

0128 PM     SNOW             18 WNW TRAPPER CREEK    62.34N 150.93W
12/07/2005  12.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            AT MILE 17.5 PETERSVILLE RD. OVER 1FT OF SNOW IN LAST 24
            HOURS. STILL SNOWING HARD. MAY GET ANOTHER FT BY TONIGHT
            IF THE RATE HOLDS UP. 33F AT 1100FT. HEAVY RAIN REPORTED
            IN TOWARD TRAPPER CREEK.

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DPERCY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AST WED DEC 07 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0143 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  10 SE ANCHORAGE         61.08N 148.97W
12/07/2005  84 MPH                              AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MCHUGH CREEK WIND GUST OF 84 MPH

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DPERCY