Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 4, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 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. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT..EXCEPT NW WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 24 FT..EXCEPT 16 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT..EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT..EXCEPT 16 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 051301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 140 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 130 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051549 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 172 179 180 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. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 140 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 130 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF SAND POINT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SAND POINT EASTWARD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. ATKA EASTWARD...NW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W OF ATKA...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. ATKA EASTWARD...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051734 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 140 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 130 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF SAND POINT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SAND POINT EASTWARD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 835 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. ATKA EASTWARD...NW WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W OF ATKA...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. ATKA EASTWARD...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 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. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 989 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUN. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT..EXCEPT W WIND 30 EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 26 FT..EXCEPT 18 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND DISSIPATES. A 999 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF ATKA MOVES SOUTH AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. E OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 4, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1255 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE NOW TWO VERTICALLY STACKED
LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE
BERING SEA/NORTH PACIFIC. ONE IS CENTERED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND THE OTHER IS JUST NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
THERE IS VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT RIGHT NOW...BUT THESE LOWS WILL
BEGIN TO FUJIWARA WITH THE PACIFIC LOW TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD
AND THE BERING LOW DROPPING SOUTHWESTWARD. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE
EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC UP TOWARD BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THE UPPER JET HAS NOW SLID EAST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND IS POINTED
TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. WHAT IS LEFT BEHIND ARE WEAK UPPER WAVES
ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN TROUGH NORTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. ONE UPPER WAVE IS CURRENTLY EXITING THE
COPPER BASIN. SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN...ENHANCED
BY UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA THROUGH 4 PM AND IT LOOKS LIKE
WE WILL BE ABLE TO LET THAT EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. ALSO OF NOTE...THE
ARCTIC FRONT HAS PUSHED NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO THE
KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. WARM AIR CONTINUES TO ADVECT NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MOST COASTAL AREAS HAVE CHANGED TO ALL
RAIN...BUT INLAND LOCATIONS ARE STILL ALL SNOW. 00Z SOUNDING FROM
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE KEY IN DETERMINING HOW MUCH THE ATMOSPHERE
HAS WARMED AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE OVER
INLAND LOCATIONS. FINALLY...GALE TO STORM FORCE NORTHERLIES CONTINUE
WEST OF THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING SEA.
AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE STEADILY DROPPED THE PAST 24 HOURS (BUOY 46035
IS DOWN TO 30 DEGREES) AND FREEZING SPRAY IS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD. WILL FINE-TUNE
CURRENT FORECAST WITH NO MAJOR CHANGES. GFS AND ECMWF HAVE ALSO
CONVERGED ON A SOLUTION WITH MAJOR LOW MOVING INTO GULF MONDAY...SO
WILL TREND TOWARD THAT SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND/ALASKA PENINSULA...WEAK WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO
ROTATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...ALASKA PENINSULA...AND
EASTERN BERING TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION
WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE SHOWERY. HOWEVER...UPSLOPE AREAS AND INLAND
VALLEYS WHERE OVERRUNNING DOMINATES WILL SEE STEADIER PRECIPITATION
AS THESE WAVES MOVE THROUGH. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT
AND SHORT-LIVED. HOWEVER...AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS A THREAT FOR
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. WILL NEED TO LOOK AT 00Z SOUNDINGS BEFORE MAKING
A FINAL DECISION...BUT FOR NOW SINCE DONT EXPECT WIDESPREAD OR
STEADY PRECIPITATION PLAN TO DOWNPLAY THE THREAT AND FORECAST A
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. AS
THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS (AND UPPER TROUGH AXIS) MOVE TOWARD
KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...STEADIER PRECIPITATION WILL
SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND THEN DIMINISH AS IT MOVES
INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS LOW WILL
QUICKLY WEAKEN OVER THE GULF SUNDAY WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS FROM
THE WESTERN BERING TOWARD NORTHWEST ALASKA...HELPING TO GRADUALLY
END PRECIPITATION AND ADVECT COLDER AIR BACK ACROSS THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS DROPS
SOUTHWARD TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AN ALREADY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN FURTHER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW.
THEREFORE...EXPECT SOLID STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SOUTHWARD TO THE VICINITY OF ADAK.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING AND FREEZING SPRAY WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD. AFTER THIS LOW
DROPS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD.
ALL IN ALL ITS LOOKING LIKE A FAIRLY CALM PERIOD ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...CONFIDENCE IS SLOWLY BUILDING FOR THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD. A MEAN RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO
NORTHERN ALASKA WITH A MEAN TROUGH OVER THE GULF. THUS...ITS LOOKING
LIKE AN EXTENDED CALM PERIOD OVER THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND MAINLY
DRY AND COLD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH PERHAPS SOME PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE GULF COAST. MODELS ARE NOW INDICATING A BLOCKING RIDGE
SETTING UP OVER THE BERING THE END OF NEXT WEEK...WHICH WOULD RESULT
IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA ALONG WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE USUAL LOCATIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175.
GALE WARNING...176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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