Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1039, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 231305 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 CORRECTED ZONES 120 AND 125. 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 410 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 410 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231550 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 UPDATED ZONES 125 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 410 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231659 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 950 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON...AND TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON MORNING AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 645 AM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND DIMINISH. A 948 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTH WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240219 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 UPDATED ZONE 129 130 132 138 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD TO MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND DIMINISH. A 948 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 515 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING EAST 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 515 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTH WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 515 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 515 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 949 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BECOMES A 990 MB LOW MON NIGHT 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241956 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 140 AND 141 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 949 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BECOMES A 990 MB LOW MON NIGHT 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 950 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB 40 NM SOUTH OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND MON EVENING AND LEAVE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250130 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 UPDATED ZONE 120 129 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 950 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB 40 NM SOUTH OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND MON EVENING AND LEAVE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF TUE. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT BARREN ISLANDS EASTWARD. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 430 PM AST SUN DEC 24 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 959 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 979 MB MON EVENING AS IT MOVES INLAND 100 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 25 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Dec 22, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI DEC 22 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE LOW IN THE GULF TOO WELL. ALL OF THEM WERE
TOO FAR SOUTH ON THE CENTER LOCATION. THEREFORE...BELIEVE THE SPREAD
OF MOISTURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE A BIT FASTER THAN THE
MODELS HAVE PREDICTED. THE INITIAL STRENGTH OF THE LOW WAS
INITIALIZED WELL THOUGH. A LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES TOWARD THE COAST THROUGH TOMORROW.
WEST OF ALASKA RANGE...MULTIPLE WEAK LOWS TO MOVE THROUGH THE BERING
SEA AND AFFECT THE WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THESE ARE ALL DEVELOPED AS REFLECTIONS OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WESTERN
ALASKA. THE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 45N 160W BACK
TO THE CHUKCHI SEA. JET STREAM WELL TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. THE MAIN
LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA TO DROP INTO THE BERING BY MID WEEK WITH
COLDER AIR AND SOME JET SUPPORT. THIS WILL MAKE FOR MORE ORGANIZED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE BERING. THE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE GULF TO KEEP
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING FROM AFFECTING MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA
TONIGHT. WINDS OVER THE AREA TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT EXCEPT NEAR
THE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST BERING. HOWEVER...THIS LOW TO WEAKEN THROUGH
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS IT MAKES ITS WAY TO THE NORTON SOUND.
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE LOW IN THE GULF TO MAKE ITS WAY NORTH
TONIGHT AND ONTO THE COAST TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE STRONG LOW IN THE GULF HAS CREATED A STRONG
NORTH SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
THEREFORE...WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA AND THOMPSON PASS AS WELL AS NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS ON
THE KENAI PENINSULA. THEREFORE...A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED
FOR NEAR SEWARD AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTH. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS
THROUGH THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD OVER THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THESE AREAS. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MATANUSKA AND
SUSITNA VALLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BY SUNDAY MORNING. OVER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS...SNOW FALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL. THIS IS
PREDICATED BY A STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY. THIS
LOW TO SWING TOWARD THE PANHANDLE WITH LITTLE WEATHER TO BE PRESENT
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONES 125 AND 131
SNOW ADVISORY 101 AND 121
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 140 180 185
STORM 120 130 132
GALE 138
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 5:05 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:09 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 6:43 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 1:25 PM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.