Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 840, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2008, 4:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 170117 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 UPDATED ZONES 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO A 992 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
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 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING OUT THROUGH 60 HOURS. THE GFS AND THE ECMWF BEGIN TO DIFFER SOMEWHAT AFTER THAT WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND NEAR KODIAK FRIDAY BUT SOLUTIONS ARE SIMILAR. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AFTER THAT IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW AND FRONT INTO SOUTHEAST. THE ECMWR HAS SHOWN GOOD MODEL TO MODEL CONSISTENCY THE PAST DAY OR SO AND ALSO FOLLOWS HPC GUIDANCE. SO IN THE SHORT TERM THE NAM/GFS WAS USED OUT TO 60 HOURS FOLLOWED BY THE ECMWF THURSDAY AND BEYOND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTS OF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE STATE WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK AND START TO DRIFT OFF TO THE EAST BY THE WEEKEND. A LONG WAVE TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA EXTENDING DOWN THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS TROUGH WILL ROTATE EAST AND BE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THURSDAY FORMING A CLOSED UPPER LOW. THE UPPER JET IS SPLIT ONE RIDING OVER THE RIDGE WHILE THE SECOND BRANCH RIDES UNDER THE TROUGH AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AT ABOUT 45N AND THEN UP OVER RIDGE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN THE SPIN UP OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MID WEEK. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR KODIAK BY FRIDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THIS MORNING FROM THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND DOWN ALONG COOK INLET EXPECT SOME BREAK FROM THE FOG TODAY BUT IT WILL RETURN AGAIN TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST AND THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND WE COULD SEE A CHANCE OF SOME PRECIPITATION BY WEDNESDAY OTHERWISE EXPECT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES WARMING SOME. SOUTHWEST... A PUSH OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE MOVE UP ALONG THE WEST COAST AND BRISTOL BAY TODAY. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN ALONG THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAINLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AND ALL SNOW INLAND. AREAS OF MORNING FOG AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING AND A CHANCE OF SNOW TONIGHT WITH LIKELY AREAS OF SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA/BERING SEA... A LOW WILL PASS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BRINGING ALONG A LOT OF WARM AIR WITH IT TODAY...EXPECT RAIN TO CONTINUE FALLING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DUTCH HARBOR AREA AND ALSO PUSHING UP OVER THE PRIBILOFS. OUT WEST THE OLD FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAS STALLED AND WINDS AHEAD OF IT HAVE DIMINISHED TO GALES. A LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL ZONE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AFTERNOON BRING MORE RAIN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH MID WEEK. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THE COLD AIR DROPPING DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THESE LOWS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES WHILE A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW ALONG THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY. AN INTENSE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FORMING A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING BY SUNDAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH AND OUT OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 160 172 175 176 179 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:33 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 5:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 16, 6:40 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 16, 9:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:41 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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