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Storm Warning 201, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 20, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 21, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 250 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 988 MB
FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVING INLAND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. 

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210731 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

AMENDED 130 138

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-211500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 250 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 988 MB
FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVING INLAND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. 

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. LOCAL FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1025 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1025 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OF
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
1025 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT LATE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211233
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB 140 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NORTH RAPIDLY TODAY 
INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN INLAND AT 987 MB THIS EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE
CLEARE...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING
TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 
NW BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211328 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

CORRECTED 140

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-220300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB 140 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NORTH RAPIDLY TODAY 
INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN INLAND AT 987 MB THIS EVENING.
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE
CLEARE...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING
TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 
NW BY LATE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220008
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHWEST 
TODAY INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN INLAND AT 986 MB THIS
EVENING. 

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 20, 12:01 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Dec 20, 12:01 AM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFC11 hr
Dec 20, 5:36 AM AKSTHeavy Snow WarningAFC23 hr
Dec 20, 7:36 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC35 hr
Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC23 hr
Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr

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