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Small Craft Advisory 971, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 MARINE 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 080631 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080632 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 MARINE 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 930 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008
RETRANSMISSION
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MASSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BETWEEN KAMCHATKA AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
EXTENDS NORTH TO THE POLE AND SOUTH TO 30 N THIS MORNING. A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO NEAR YAKUTAT...
WITH AN EMBEDDED CUT-OFF LOW WELL SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI. A WEAKER UPPER
LOW IS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER NORTHERN
KAMCHATKA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER FRONT JUST WEST OF
SHEMYA...HIGH PRESSURE IS ENTRENCHED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING...AND A WEAK LOW IS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. A LOW CURRENTLY
650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL BE THE WEATHER MAKER FOR MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS AGREE THAT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN
AND THE LOW SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AKPEN AND KODIAK
ISLAND. THE UKMET AND GFS HAVE THE LOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN KODIAK
INTO THE AKPEN MON NIGHT...WHILE THE NAM MOVES THE LOW INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF. THE EC MOVES THE LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE
KENAI. SINCE THE EC HAS BEEN MOST CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
RUNS THE FORECAST IS BASED ON ITS COMPROMISE SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING GALES AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WINDS TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS WHICH
PERSIST THROUGH WED. THE EASTERN ISLANDS WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE NORTHERN GULF LOW. THIS WILL KEEP FOG AND
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND ISOLATED PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY. BY TONIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE NIKOLSKI LOW WILL
SPREAD RAIN ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE EASTERN ISLANDS THAT
WILL PERSIST INTO MON NIGHT. AT THAT TIME COLDER AIR AND NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING
AND CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE GULF LOW WILL KEEP SOME
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA TODAY...AFTER PATCHY FREEZING RAIN.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH AT LEAST PARTIAL
CLEARING TONIGHT. AS THE LOW SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
GULF MON AFTERNOON...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE INTO
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE..CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY TUE. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE
PRECIPITATION AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...WARM AIR ALOFT OVER COLDER SURFACE
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING OVER
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. AS THE GULF LOW DISSIPATES AND
MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL DRAW COLDER AIR ALOFT INTO THE
AREA AND CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO SNOW SHOWERS THAT DIMINISH
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THROUGH MON. ON MON THE LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND
WILL BRING RAIN TO THE ISLAND AND HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO THE GULF
COAST...ALONG WITH STORM FORCE WINDS TO ALL ZONES ALONG THE COAST.
SNOW WILL REACH SOUTH CENTRAL TUE INTO WED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST A DRYING RIDGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BERING ON
THU. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC LOW WILL THEN BRING STORMS TO THE
ENTIRE BERING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST AK WILL HAVE A FEW
SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE RIDGE...AND THEN PARTIAL CLEARING FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW SHOWERS
WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THU. A LOW MOVING FROM SE AK WILL THEN
BRING MORE PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL SECTIONS AND THE COPPER RIVER FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 132 138
GALES 125 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 9:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.