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Gale Warning 859, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 24, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 250028 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB WHILE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
905 FZAK52 PAFC 260016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO PILOT POINT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER SHEMYA FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260149 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 UPDATED 175 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO PILOT POINT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER SHEMYA FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .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. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260444 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 AND 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO PILOT POINT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER SHEMYA FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1017 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY AND BEYOND. A 991 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL DISSIPATE 240 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
932 FZAK52 PAFC 270004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270739 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 1040 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
877 FZAK52 PAFC 270027 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 CORRECTED ST PAUL FIRST PERIOD FOR SEAS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL OVERALL HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT
AND REASONABLE THROUGH DAY 3. MODELS TEND TO TREND TOWARD A COMMON
SOLUTION THROUGH DAY 7...THOUGH THE ECMWF PRESSURES LOOK TOO LOW FOR
CENTER IN THE GULF DAYS 4 AND 5. THOUGH MODELS DIFFER SOME IN
FORECASTS...INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE THIS MORNING AND NEXT 36
HR FORECAST TRENDS ARE CLOSE.
.UPPER LEVELS...TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A LOW CENTER OVER THE NW COAST
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY JET OVER THE
BERING SEA PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
TONIGHT BEHIND UPPER TROUGH. A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA LATER TODAY AND SHIFTS TO THE MAINLAND AND GULF
WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE FLATTENS SOME AS A SHORT MOVES ACROSS THE
MAINLAND EARLY FRI.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...LOW CENTER IS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA. STRONG PRESSURE RISES ON THE BACKSIDE AND SUPPORTING
UPPER JET OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS/KODIAK ARE PRODUCING A BAND OF
STRONG WINDS. SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON THEN SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST
AND AND SURFACE LOW PUSHES SE TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR ZONE 125 LOOK REASONABLE FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AS STRONG GAP WINDS DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER AND PICK
UP NEWLY FALLEN SNOW. VISIBILITY SHOULD IMPROVE WED. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON WED NIGHT...SO SHOULD SEE GENERAL DRYING
ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG. MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE NE PACIFIC WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO KODIAK WED NIGHT AND SOUTHCENTRAL
THU.
.SOUTHWEST...THE SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST...EXPECT PATCHY FOG
TONIGHT AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE VALLEY. SNOW SHOWERS AND BRISK
WESTERLY WINDS WILL HOLD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS AREA EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WED MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ALONG THE SW COAST AND BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT PATCHY FOG ALONG
COASTAL AREAS WITH RIDGE. WEAK LOW CENTER MOVES WEST OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS WED MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY WED
NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT BRINGS A SHOT AT SNOW INTO COASTAL SW
ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. EXPECT DRYING AND THE ONSET OF GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF THU AND RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...BRISK WESTERLY WINDS WITH RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING SEA THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TO
NEAR THE PRIBILOFS ON WED. THIS LOW WEAKENS AS IT SHIFTS TO BRISTOL
BAY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
THU AND SPREADS EAST THU NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...EXPECT COLD CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO THE
MAINLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. OUT WEST EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD
INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125. CANCELED BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 121.
MARINE...GALE 120 121 125 129 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
172 175 176 179 180 185.
STORM 130 132.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 24, 12:05 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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