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Gale Warning 839, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 52 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 16, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2008, 8:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF ATKA...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO A 992 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170117 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 UPDATED ZONES 179 180 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO A 992 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW NEAR ATKA EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 988 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTH OF ATKA. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THU NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. EAST OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. EAST OF ATKA...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180035 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. E OF ATKA...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180127 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 425 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. E OF ATKA...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180255 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 425 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 555 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. E OF ATKA...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ATKA EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 1000 MB. A FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181704 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 175 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ATKA EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 1000 MB. A FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 800 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 800 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 800 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 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 15, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS. FEEL THE GFS IS HITTING THE SPEED OF THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH THE BEST TODAY. AFTER THAT...THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND IS THE KEY TO HANDLING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT WITH THE RIDGE BEING QUITE STRONG OVER THE MAINLAND...AS PER COORDINATION WITH HPC. THIS WILL HOLD ALL THE BAROCLINICITY TO THE BERING SEA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF. OUTSIDE OF TODAYS SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND...THE RIDGE WILL BE THE RULE OVER THE MAINLAND. FORECASTS HAVE BEEN MODELED AFTER THE ECMWF BEYOND WEDNESDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MEAN RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA TO REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEK. TWO STRONG POLAR LOWS TO REMAIN OVER SIBERIA AND NEAR GREENLAND. THERE IS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE RIDGE TODAY WITH A LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ONCE THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE MAINLAND THIS EVENING...THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK UP OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND THE REMAINDER OF THE MAINLAND TUESDAY. THE TROUGH OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO ROTATE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH SUPPORTED BY A MODERATE JET TO SPIN UP A LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW TO RUN INTO THE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND AND SLIDE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW AND FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS DURING THE WEEKEND AS WELL. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .ALEUTIANS AND BERING... A STRONG FRONT OUT IN THE WESTERN BERING PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS. ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS RACING TO THE NORTH AND STRETCHING THE FRONT OUT AND MOVING THE PARENT LOW IN THE SIBERIA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND PUSH TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. THIS WILL DEVELOP A LOW ALONG THE FRONT SOUTH OF ADAK TOMORROW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE BACK OF THE LOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY EXIST AROUND ADAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY AS IT SLIDES TOWARD THE GULF SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. IN THE MEANTIME...A LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT TO RIDE NORTH PAST SAINT PAUL TOMORROW AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING WEDNESDAY. ALONG THE WAY...RAIN PROBABLE WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE SHORT WAVE THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE MAINLAND TONIGHT WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE TO QUICKLY BUILD BEHIND THE SYSTEM. MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW TO DEVELOP AND WILL LIKELY KEEP MOST COASTAL AREAS FREE OF FOG TONIGHT. THE LOW MOVING NORTH PAST SAINT PAUL TOMORROW AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING WEDNESDAY TO BRING WARMER TEMPS TO THE COAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX DEPENDING ON HOW FAR INLAND THE LOCATION. WARMER AIR MOVES FARTHER INLAND WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE NORTH. A LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AND KEEPS THE STREAM OF MOISTURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINING SOME MOISTURE UP THE INLET FOR SNOW ALONG THE KENAI THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY THE RIDGE STRONGLY BUILDING BACK UP TONIGHT WILL END PRECIPITATION ABRUPTLY TONIGHT. SOME AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE ONCE AGAIN. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK TOMORROW AND REMAIN ALONG THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE HOLDS THE FRONT STEADY. WARMER TEMPS TO ARRIVE FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF ANCHORAGE. THIS WILL ALLOW THE WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW TO PUSH INTO THE AREA WITH SOME HIGHER CLOUD COVER. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY TO SLIDE SOUTH OF KODIAK FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE INTERIOR. A LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THURSDAY AND CROSS INTO THE WESTERN BERING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW TO RIDE NORTH AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY SINCE IT RUNS INTO THE RIDGE IN PLACE OVER THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 175 176 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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