Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 208, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 7, 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 7, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 071234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY MORNING. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 20 KT TOWARD THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT TOWARD THE MORNING. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...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 AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081855 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 AND 140 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...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 AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 508 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 UPDATED 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 508 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS NORTHEAST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. BARREN ISLANDS AND EAST...NW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE ECMWF AND NAM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND APPEARS TO BE THE MOST CONSISTENT MODELS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS MODELS HAS BECOME MORE STABLE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT IS A LITTLE TOO SLOW ON THE NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER AIR... MOST OF THE UPPER AIR FEATURES OVER ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD. A WEAK UPPER LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND NORTON SOUND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND WILL SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AT THE SURFACE... A WEAK LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WITH A WEAK WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW HAS PRODUCED AREA OF LIGHT RAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, KENAI PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL END BY THIS AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF... THE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY. THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND KENAI PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. AREAS SNOW ASSOCIATED THE THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A NEW STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH TO ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND NORTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL FORM A CUT-OFF HIGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MONDAY. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR MONDAY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. RAIN, SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY MONDAY AS THE NEXT STORM APPROACHES THE STATE. BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY THEN DISSIPATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST IN THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 7, 1:22 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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