Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 1065, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 30, 2006, 6:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 30, 2006, 6:30 AM AKST (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2006, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302029 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW WILL FORM 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 956 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1115 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. S WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302218 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 AMENDED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW WILL FORM 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 956 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .REMAINDER OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1115 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. S WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302230 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 130 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 AMENDED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-310300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW WILL FORM 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 956 MB. THE LOW WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH WHILE MOVING TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .REMAINDER OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 130 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1115 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. S WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310111 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 953 MB SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 960 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310129 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 CORRECTED AREA 140. 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 953 MB SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 960 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 430 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310222 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 AMENDED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 953 MB SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 960 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 520 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS TO 25 MPH SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310814 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 UPDATED MARINE ZONES 130 138 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. PKZ197-311500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 953 MB SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 960 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 520 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS TO 25 MPH SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1120 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 30 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 958 MB AS IT MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND NEAR ICY BAY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311428 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 527 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 AND 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. PKZ197-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 958 MB AS IT MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND NEAR ICY BAY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 527 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 527 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 31 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 18 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 18 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST FRI DEC 29 2006
.DISCUSSION...
IN THE EAST...FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A WEEK A LOW WITH A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 944 MB HAS MOVED THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS LOW AND WHERE IT WILL COME ON SHORE ARE
A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT THESE ARE TWO VERY STRONG LOWS IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. THE LOW IS EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND HEADING FOR
LANDFALL NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN SOUND OVERNIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. ONE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS
LOW AND THE ONES LAST WEEK IS THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE WARM AIR IN
THIS ONE. MIDDLETON ISLAND HAS BEEN IN THE MID 40S AND CORDOVA IN THE
LOWER 40S. THE COLD AIR IN MOVING INTO THE SYSTEM AND THE
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ON THERE WAY DOWN FROM HERE ON OUT. THE RAIN
IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA SHOULD TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND
PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY. SO EVEN THE AREAS THAT HAVE
HAD SOME RAIN SHOULD SEE IT TURN TO SNOW BEFORE THIS SYSTEM IS
THROUGH.
IN THE WEST...THE GULF LOW IS NOT MAKING IT VERY FAR PAST THE ALASKA
RANGE AND ASIDE FROM A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE IMPACT IN THE WEST FROM THIS SYSTEM. THE
RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA
WILL BE DISPLACED NORTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A STRONG
STORM MOVES INTO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES
INTO THAT AREA OVERNIGHT. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF WARM AIR WITH THIS
SYSTEM AS WELL AND PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TURN TO MOSTLY RAIN OVER
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BY TOMORROW EVENING.
IN THE LONGER TERM...SOME VERY INTERESTING WEATHER SHAPING UP FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LOW DEVELOPING ON THE TRIPLE POINT OF THE ALEUTIAN
LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BRINGING A BIT OF
PRECIPITATION AND WINTER WEATHER TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AT THAT
TIME.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. IN THE LONGER TERM THE
GFS AND NAM ARE VERY CLOSE BUT THEIR EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS THE UKMET
AND ECMWF ARE VERY DIFFERENT WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131 191.
HIGH WIND WATCH 187.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 155 165 171.
STORM 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 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.