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Small Craft Advisory 1213, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 29, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 29, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 29, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 30, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 301233
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM 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.

PKZ197-310300-
.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
400 AM AST SAT DEC 30 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
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.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours 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 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC43 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC43 hr
Dec 30, 6:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC31 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC31 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.