Storm Warning 247, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 13, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 14, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141244
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 971 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 980
MB WED EVENING 150 NM EAST OF COLD BAY AND DIMINISHES. A WEATHER
FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED
EVENING. A SECONDARY 973 MB DEVELOPS TODAY 800 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY.
THIS LOW STRENGTHENS TO 965 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND REMAINS
STATIONARY THROUGH FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW.

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING AND TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE TO E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY KALGIN
ISLAND NORTH.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 150055
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 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.

PKZ197-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 970 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND DISSIPATES IN THE EASTERN BERING THU MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 650 NM
SOUTH OF COLD BAY MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO SITKINAK FRI
AFTERNOON. WEATHER FRONTS CROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND THU
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT CAINES HEAD NORTH...E WIND 35 KTS ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT NORTH
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED DEC 14 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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