Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1011, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 221226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR PETERSBURG AT 982 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY...THEN A FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF MONDAY WITH A 976 MB LOW MOVING TO 180 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221547 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 AMENDED 120 125 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR PETERSBURG AT 982 MB SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY...THEN A FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF MONDAY WITH A 976 MB LOW MOVING TO 180 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST TOWARD MORNING. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 979 MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW MOVES TO OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230225 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW MOVES TO OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230231 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. CORRECTED ZONE 140. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW MOVES TO OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 530 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230733 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1032 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 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. UPDATED ZONE 141. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF INTENSIFIES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES EAST. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW MOVES TO OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 530 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 1032 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 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 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW AND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231345 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 CORRECTED 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 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW AND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231801 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 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 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 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 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .MON...SE TO NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS OVERALL IS THE PREFERRED MODEL. THE NAM HAS FINALLY ADJUSTED POSITION OF STRONG LOW OVER THE GULF THIS MORNING AND HAS A REASONABLE TRACK THROUGH TONIGHT. FORECAST PACKAGES IN GENERAL WILL BE BASED ON THE 12Z GFS RUN WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS. THE EXCEPTION...THE NAM HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL BE USED FOR THE SHORT-TERM IN THE EAST DOMAIN. THE GFS MADE A MAJOR CHANGE IN SHIFTING THE NEXT NPAC STORM WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MON. THIS CHANGE WAS CONTINUED ON THE 12Z RUN ALSO...SO WILL CONTINUE TO BLEND TOWARD THIS SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS...A 970S LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS INLAND TONIGHT. THE 970S LOW CENTER NEAR COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ONTO THE SW MAINLAND SUN. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING OVER BRISTOL BAY TO JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES ALONG THE SW ALASKA COAST/KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING. FRONT WEAKENS OVER SW ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE EAST AND SOUTH PORTION OF THE FRONT CLEARS KODIAK ISLAND EARLY SAT MORNING AND MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL SAT. SURFACE FEATURES WEAKEN OVER THE MAINLAND SUN. HOWEVER...THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH LIKELY TO KEEP THE MENTION OF SNOW OR SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG NPAC CENTER MOVES TO SE OF KODIAK ISLAND MON MORNING. .EAST...NOT LOOKING FOR MAJOR SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT AS WEAKENING GULF STORM MOVES INLAND. HIGHEST VALUES...WHICH WILL BE WELL BELOW WARNING LEVELS..LIKELY OVER ZONES 125...131...AND 145. MAIN REASONING IS LACK OF STRONG DYNAMICS AND RELATIVELY SHORT RESIDENCE TIME. FOR COOK INLET/ANCHORAGE BOWL...LACK OF STRONG OVERRUNNING AND COLD ADVECTION. SNOW OVER MOST AREAS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR. ANOTHER SHOT AT SNOW LIKELY AGAIN ON OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER KACHEMAK BAY COULD BE INTERESTING SAT...ALTHOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT IS NOT AS INTENSE AS THIS LAST EVENT. MORNING SOUNDING FROM ANCHORAGE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE REGION SHOW SIGNIFICANT WARMING OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES WILL TREND TOWARD MORE SEASONABLE VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT NPAC STORM ENTERING THE GULF MON WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS AND WARMING TEMPS. .WEST...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SAT PIC SHOWS EXTENSIVE OPEN/CLOSED CELL CU OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. EXPECT PERIODIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE PRIBILOFS INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY. TRAILING LOW MOVING INTO SW ALASKA SUN MORNING WILL LIKELY HOLD THREAT OF SNOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME TONIGHT OVER THE DELTA AS WEAK WARM ADVECTION. AREAS WEST OF BETHEL LIKELY TO HAVE TO LOWEST WIND CHILL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 195 MARINE...GALES 155 172 175 179 AND 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 10:54 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr |
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