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Gale Warning 856, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING 1009 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 240000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB THU MORNING 110 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND THEN TO 986 MB 190 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING THU. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT... SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT.... SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240102 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 172 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB THU MORNING 110 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND THEN TO 986 MB 190 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING THU. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT....SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS 989 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250028 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB WHILE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIFYING TO 971 MB. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS THIS MORNING ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WE
START TO SEE DIFFERENCES IN THE HANDLING OF THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE BERING SEA FOLLOWED BY MORE SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO THIS LOW AND HOW IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND THEN INTERACTS WITH THE LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE GFS ANS NAM ARE IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF
UNALASKA WHILE THE UKMET AND ECMWF BOTH DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER AND
THE NAM AND GFS. THIS TENDS TO RESULT IN LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND AK PENINSULA AT THIS TIME AND
THEREFORE WE WILL NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE
BEYOND TUESDAY NIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE CONTINUES
TO GET PUSHED EAST AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
MOVES OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND DIGS A TROUGH SOUTHEAST TO AN
UPPER LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE NIGHT.
THE UPPER LEVEL JET IS RUNNING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THEN DIVES
SOUTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA.
A WEAK LOW FORMING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL DRIFT INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND A DISSIPATE TO A TROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW RAPIDLY
MOVING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE
MORNING AND DIVES SOUTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE ZONAL FLOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST
AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
GET ENTRAINED IN THE ZONAL FLOW AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT THEN INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE
CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA THURSDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...
THE FOG OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA HAS LIFTED TO A STRATUS LAYER AND
IS LESS OF A PROBLEM THAN IT WAS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE COOK INLET AND SOUTH
CENTRAL REGION THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN INLET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT IN MOST AREAS. A SECOND STRONGER
WAVE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW THAN THE FIRST SHORT WAVE.
SOUTHWEST...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TODAY. MORE MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING...
WITH A ZONAL FLOW PERSISTING OVER MOST OF THE AREA EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH
SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WE ARE STICKING WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE AND EXPECT THE LOW
IN THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFT OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST BEING REPLACED BY A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY. OUT WEST HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 130 132 185 351 352.
GALES 120 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...DONE.
SAM DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:33 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Dec 23, 5:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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