Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 830, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 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. PKZ197-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111354 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 CORRECTION TO 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111934 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 1030 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120047 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AUGUSTINE ISLAND WEST. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AUGUSTINE ISLAND WEST IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE.. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND MAINLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE INLET. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120130 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...AMENDED 430 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 AMENDED AREA 130 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 430 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND MAINLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE INLET. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 45 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 45 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 45 KTS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 10, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE BROAD TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
SIBERIA SOUTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS A STRONG
CLOSED HIGH TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA BLOCKING EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS TROUGH...SO IT IS BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHWARD.
WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH CONTINUE TO ROTATE
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA...PRODUCING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. THE SURFACE LOW THAT HAD
BEEN SITTING NEAR SEWARD ALL NIGHT HAS FINALLY MOVED INLAND. THE
ARCTIC FRONT IS DRAPED ALONG COOK INLET AND SHELIKOF STRAIT SLOWLY
MOVING EASTWARD AS LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSES INLAND. COLD ADVECTION
IS PRODUCING THE USUAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH KAMISHAK BAY/BARREN
ISLANDS REGION AND INTO COOK INLET. A RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF ANOTHER TROUGH SWINGING OUT OF EASTERN
ASIA...PUSHING A STRONG FRONT TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN EXCELLENT
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME FINE-TUNING OF FORECAST WILL
BE NECESSARY FOR TIMING AND LOCATION OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES
AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION
WINDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS
EASTWARD WHILE IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND LIFT TO THE NORTH. THE
REMNANTS OF THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY
NIGHT. UNTIL THEN THE THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE VERY LIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE HIGH
WILL BUILD FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT CAUSING
LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST
LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ADVECT DRIER LOW LEVEL
AIR TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND LIKELY HELP CUT OFF PRECIPITATION FOR ALL
BUT RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. WITH COLD ADVECTION THE FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT FORMATION OF
FOG...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED FOG IS CERTAINLY STILL A POSSIBILITY.
INSTEAD...WOULD EXPECT MOISTURE TO BE BANKED UP AGAINST THE
MOUNTAINS AND MAINTAIN A STRATUS DECK. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL
STRENGTHEN AS THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN
BERING MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS RIDGE
BUILDS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL A COMBINATION OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL GAP WINDS ALONG THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS. WITH UPPER RIDGE OVERHEAD IT LOOKS DRY HEADING INTO
THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY STEADIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS CAN
BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS TROUGH WILL
EXIT SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY AS UPPER RIDGE CROSSING THE
BERING SEA APPROACHES. THE UPPER PATTERN WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE
HEADING TO THE WEEKEND SO UPPER RIDGE WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AND
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD
OF ANOTHER BERING SEA SYSTEM...SO LOOKS DRY FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A MEAN RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE EASTERN
BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER JET EXITING
EAST ASIA AND RIDING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO NORTHERN
ALASKA. THUS...LOWS WILL STAY MAINLY NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD THE ARCTIC. HOWEVER...STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE LOWS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA ONE AFTER
ANOTHER WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THE STRONG UPPER
RIDGE IN PLACE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD
AND FLATTEN AS STORMS MOVE OVER-TOP OF IT. THUS...SYSTEMS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT MAINLAND ALASKA AS WE
HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE PROGRESSIVENESS OF THE HEMISPHERIC
PATTERN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE WHERE AND WHEN OF
PARTICULAR SYSTEMS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...130 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 6:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 11, 7:34 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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