Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 202, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 22, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 22, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW AND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 231345 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 120 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW AND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231801 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 800 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .MON...SE TO NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240205 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .MON...SE TO NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240824 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 987 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH CAINES HEAD. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .MON...SE TO NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING TO 989 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. E WIND THEN INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. E WIND THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. E WIND THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFTING TO W 50 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFTING TO W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241657 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING TO 989 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. E WIND THEN INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY..E WIND 25 INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. E WIND THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFTING TO W 50 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFTING TO W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250212 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT INCREASING TO 20 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250221 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 CORRECTED TYPO 120 130 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. PKZ197-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE OVERNIGHT TUE THEN DISSIPATE WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E 45 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING W OF CAPE CLEARE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING NW 50 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND BY MORNING. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY. A 967 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING A WEATHER FRONT TO THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND INCREASING TO NW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 22, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL OVERALL WILL BE USED FOR SHORT AND MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST PACKAGE. MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS POSITION AND PRESSURE OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN EVENING. LAST TWO RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT CONSISTENT ON THESE FEATURES AND THE NAM IS WITHIN THE BALL PARK. FOR NOW WILL TREND TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION IN CURRENT GRIDS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... 970S LOW CENTER OVER BRISTOL BAY WAS INITIALIZED WELL BY THE GFS40 WITH VERIFICATION FROM THE PAKN RADAR. THIS CENTER WILL MOVE OFF TOWARD THE SEWARD PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR TONIGHT. EAST AND SOUTH ADVANCEMENT OF COLD ADVECTION AND NORTHERLY FLOW IS EVIDENT WITH OPEN CELL CU WHICH HAS SPREAD FROM THE BERING SEA TO OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AK PEN AND SOUTH. A SECONDARY LOW CENTER LIKELY TO FORM SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND BE CARRIED NE TO OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PEN/WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN AFTERNOON. COLD ADVECTION ON BACKSIDE OF CENTER LIKELY TO FOLLOW FROM THE SW. STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL GENERATE FAIRLY STRONG SW WINDS OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT AND COOK INLET SUN. RIDGE BUILDS AND CONTINUES EAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS DEVELOPING NPAC LOW MOVES TO SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/WESTERN AK PEN. THIS CENTER WILL LIKELY BE IN THE LOWER 970S SUN NIGHT. POSITION SUN NIGHT AT 12Z WOULD PUT THIS CENTER JUST SW OF SAND POINT. CONCERN IS THAT AS CENTER TRAVELS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN EVENING...THAT SHORT DURATION BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER UNALASKA. FOR NOW LOOKING AT A WATCH FOR THIS REGION. THIS CENTER MOVES SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS. SECONDARY CENTER LIKELY TO FORM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVE TO SHELIKOF STRAIT MON AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKENS TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON AND SHIFTS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND TUE. NEXT BIG STORM ROLLS UP TO SW OF UNALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. .EAST...SNOW SHOWERS...MIXED ALONG COASTS...WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF TONIGHT. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SETTLE DOWN TONIGHT AS BRISTOL BAY LOW SHIFTS NW AND WEAKENS. ANOTHER SHOT AT SNOW FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ON SUN AS LOW MOVES TO OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PEN/W PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE. THIS SYSTEM HAS FAIR POTENTIAL AS SNOW PRODUCER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL WITH NEG TILTED UPPER TROUGH AND STRONG COLD ADVECTION ON BACKSIDE. DETRACTOR IS THAT SYSTEM IS MOVING FAIRLY QUICK AS STRONG RIDGE BUILDS ON THE BACKSIDE. MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL END WITH PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH SUN NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL BUMP UP POPS AND INTRODUCE SNOW AMOUNTS AND SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP ON NEXT RUN. .WEST...MAIN CONCERN WITH POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUN NIGHT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH APPROACH OF NEXT STORM CENTER. SHOULD BE FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW AND WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS CENTER WITH OCCLUDED FRONT. POSITION OF CENTER IS STILL A LITTLE UNCERTAIN. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN EVENING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 185. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 AND 138. SEE MARINES FOR UPDATES. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:24 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr |
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