Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 869, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 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 27, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 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 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. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271346 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 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. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271401 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. 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 SAT MORNING 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 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 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. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ 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. $$
628 FZAK52 PAFC 280011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
536 FZAK52 PAFC 280029 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 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 MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281955 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 CORRECTION TO ZONE 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 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 MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
172 FZAK52 PAFC 290011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. A 976 MB LOW MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 560 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290041 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 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 TUESDAY. A 976 MB LOW MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 560 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 510 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE WEATHER PATTERN
BECOMING MORE SETTLED. NOT REAL CONCERNS INTO NEXT WEEK WITH THE
MODELS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS BEGINNING
TO SETTLE DOWN INTO A MORE STABLE ONE. THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE
HIGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE AND
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY SUNDAY
WHILE THE STRONG SURFACE LOW JUST A LITTLE SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE MAIN PART OF THE JET STREAM WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA BUT A
JET STREAK BETWEEN THE BERING SEA HIGH AND GULF LOW WILL BE PRESENT
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MAJOR FORECAST ISSUE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE
WIND. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS QUITE TIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE STATE AND
WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND ARE ESPECIALLY
STRONG. THESE WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY AS
THE LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS.
THE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA IS ALSO CONDUCIVE FOR SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THERE IS A
SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND IT
WILL BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE LONG LIVED SO A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOT EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...COLD AND BREEZY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131. HIGH WIND WARNING 171.
MARINE...GALE 120 121 129 141 155 160 165 170 171 175 176 179 180.
STORM 130 132 138 140 150.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 165
180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 min | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:22 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 27, 1:34 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.