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Gale Warning 1027, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 26, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THU MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. HIGHER SEAS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. NE GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 270227 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 CORRECTED ZONES 125 138 140 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THU MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. NE GUSTS TO 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED DEC 26 2007 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271932 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TODAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280032 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU DEC 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281713 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281825 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 993 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL AGAIN. A 987 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF JUNEAU BY SAT AFTERNOON AT 992 MB THEN MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290026 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY. A 1005 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY . .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 5 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290846 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 130 132 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB SAT NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY. A 1005 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1145 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 5 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291504 CCD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ197-300300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 991 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST TO YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. ON SUN AFTERNOON A 989 MB LOW WILL 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN OKAY AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED EAST OF
160W FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS DUE TO BETTER RESOLUTION. OTHERWISE GFS
PREFERRED DUE TO BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.NEXT 24 HOURS...
THE WEAK 1005 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA DISSIPATES BY THIS
EVENING. RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA TODAY. SUNNY BREAKS ALONG THE GULF COAST
AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 52N 169W PASSES OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE
NEWENHAM BY THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TODAY THEN PUSH EASTWARD TONIGHT AND PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY
MORNING. GUSTY EAST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND CHANNELED
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONG GUSTY EAST WINDS BUFFETED THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS BRIEFLY REACHED HURRICANE FORCE AT
COLD BAY AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TODAY AND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO EXCEED 75 MPH AT TIMES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST OF
SEGUAM ISLAND TODAY. AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA FOR TONIGHT.
.BEYOND 24 HOURS...
AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING EXPECT A
MIXTURE OS SNOW AND RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 55 MPH FOR THE
ISLAND. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT STALLS OUT ALONG THE GULF
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COVER
THE WHOLE OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. BUT HEAVY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A NEW LOW DEVELOPS NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY
REGIONS AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND 181 185 187
MARINE...STORM 120 130 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179
GALE 132 140 141 180 185
SPRAY 120 130 138 140 141 155 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB DEC 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:31 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 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.