Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 805, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 3, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2008, 9:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 031312 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 155, 180, 170, 171, 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031616 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 175 179 180 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 30 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040352 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040354 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 185 RETRANSMISSION MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 655 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040653 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150, 155, 160, 165, 185, 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...ECMWF/UKMET INITIALIZED BEST WITH LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE MAIN 950S CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS HANDLED RELATIVELY WELL BY ALL MODELS. THE DIFFERENCES IN SOLUTIONS OCCUR WITH THE TIMING OF THE NEXT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COMPLEX. THE ECMWF/UKMET SHOWS A FASTER TRACK AND PLACES A 970S CENTER JUST NORTH OF THE AK PEN WED AFTERNOON. THE GFS AT THAT TIME HAS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AK PEN A SOMEWHAT FURTHER EAST. STRONG NORTH PACIFIC JET WOULD FAVOR THE FASTER ECMWF MOVEMENT. SINCE THERE IS NO PERFECT SOLUTION...WILL BLEND THE SHORT TERM GRIDS WITH THE 12Z ECMWF AND WILL TRANSITION BLEND TOWARD THE GFS AFTER THU EVENING. REGARDLESS WHAT SOLUTION VERIFIES...WARMER AND WETTER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .UPPER LEVELS...THE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE PACIFIC TO OVER THE SW MAINLAND SHIFTS EAST AS THE TROUGH ALONG 170W SLOWLY TRANSLATES EAST. AS THE RIDGE RETREATS AND THE TROUGH MOVES EAST...EXPECT MUCH OF THE GULF AND SOUTH MAINLAND TO COME UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO WETTER AND WARMER WEATHER. BY WED...A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS EVIDENT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SE EXPOSURES OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE NEXT FRONT MOVES NORTH AND SPREADS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF WED/THU AS WAVE HEADS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT WARMING WITH THIS FRONT WITH A TRANSITION FROM SNOW A MIX INLAND AND A MIX TO RAIN ALONG THE COASTS THU. ALSO EXPECT FAIRLY STRONG SE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONT WITH STRONG GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WED. WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THU...BUT GAP WINDS LIKELY TO HOLD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A SURFACE LOW HOLDING IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. .WEST... .SW MAINLAND...A WEAK FRONTAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES NORTH AND WEST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR. WARMER AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO MIXED PRECIPITATION AS THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AK PEN/EAST ALEUTIANS EARLY WED. AS STATED EARLIER...THE MODELS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMING OF THE WAVE MOVING NORTH OF THE AK PEN. THIS DIFFERENCE AND SUBSEQUENT SOLUTIONS WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON SENSIBLE WEATHER FORECAST. THE ECMWF WOULD SUGGEST WARMING OVER MUCH OF SW AK WITH THE TROUGH AXIS WEST OF THE MAINLAND. WHILE THE GFS HOLDS THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE MAINLAND...KEEPING THE DELTA IN THE COLDER AIR AND BRISTOL BAY IN THE WARM AIR THROUGH THU NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF AND EXISTING GRIDS THROUGH THU EVENING AND THEN TRANSITION TO THE GFS AFTERWARD. .ALEUTIANS/AK PEN..EASTERN BERING SEA... WINDY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WAVE APPROACHING THE AK PEN TONIGHT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SOUTHERLY GALES/STORMS EAST OF 170W TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND BECOME GENERALLY SOUTHERLY AFTER WAVE PASSAGE WED OVER THE AK PEN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY HOLD THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG NORTH TO NE WINDS WEST OF 170W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU NIGHT AS LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS DRIFTS EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MODEL ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN TO NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WHILE A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS AND MOVE INTO THE THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORMS 155 185 GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180. RMC DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 3, 7:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 3, 9:26 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:58 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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