Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 211, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100028 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 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. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA REGION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101215 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT TO BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 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. PKZ199-111500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111540 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED ZONES 175 176 185 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. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111739 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND INLAND FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...ATKA EAST.....S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. ATKA WEST...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 9, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1245 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...REX BLOCK IN PLACE OVER THE REGION
WITH A STRONG CLOSED UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER THE BEAFORT SEA AND
A CLOSED LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE UPPER LOW HAS DEVELOPED
MULTIPLE CENTERS THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY THE GULF LOW CENTER AND
A NEW CENTER OVER WESTERN ALASKA WHICH IS FORMING IN RESPONSE A
STRONG VORTICITY MAXIMUM RIDING ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA ON THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. THE GULF LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
AS IT TRACKS TOWARD SEWARD AND WINDS ARE NOW DIMINISHING RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE REGION. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS LOW
REMAINS OVER THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION FOR THE TIME BEING.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS DOMINATE THE BERING SEA
REGION AS COLD AIR ADVECTS FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE BERING AND DOWN
THE BACK SIDE OF THE GULF LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND AND ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO
VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE.
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS OF TIMING AND PLACEMENT
WEAK UPPER TROUGHS SWINGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS AND SMALL ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO PRECIPITATION
FORECAST BASED ON LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LOW CENTER FORMING OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL BECOME DOMINANT TONIGHT WHILE THE GULF LOW OPENS INTO
A TROUGH. THIS TROUGH WILL SWING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALONG WITH SURFACE LOW TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS FLOW WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTH MOVING THE AREA OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION TO THE
NORTHERN TO EASTERN SIDES OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AREAS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE LOW BACK OVER WESTERN SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALSO SEE
SNOW OVERSPREAD THE AREA...BUT IT WILL BE LIGHT. SOME WEAK COLD
ADVECTION WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH AND AID IN GENERATING
SNOW. ADDITIONAL WEAK UPPER TROUGHS WILL ROTATE FROM THE BERING
SEA ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGER COLD ADVECTION
WILL COMMENCE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...HELPING TO
PRODUCE A PROLONGED LIGHT SNOW EVENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. SINCE
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE FAIRLY WEAK EXPECT LIGHT ACCUMULATION
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. UPSLOPE AREAS RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS
WILL SEE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CAN EXPECT
THE HEAVIEST TOTALS WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE IN PLACE AND UPSLOPE
FLOW...BUT LACK OF STRONG UPPER DYNAMICS WILL KEEP TOTALS BELOW
WARNING LEVELS. THE REGION WILL DRY OUT THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT LOWER LEVELS ARE FAIRLY DRY.
THUS...EXPECT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. BEST CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE IN UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. A
FRONT FROM A STRONG WESTERN BERING LOW WILL MOVE TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING STEADIER PRECIPITATION AND
WINDS ALONG THE COAST.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AS FLOW THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT AND
RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT MUCH SNOW
ON THE GROUND TO BLOW AROUND...BUT A LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW TO BLOW
AROUND WOULD ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO. THIS WILL BE
RE-EVALUATED RIGHT BEFORE TH NEW FORECAST GOES OUT AT 4PM. THERE IS
NOW MUCH HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST OF THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM
FORMING NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. EXPECT A STRONG FRONT TO
QUICKLY CROSS THE BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
WITH THE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING TO NORTHWEST ALASKA
ON FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE NOW VERY CONSISTENT IN INDICATING A
RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE EAST PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS WILL SET UP AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK
FROM KAMCHATKA TO NORTHERN ALASKA. SOME OF THESE SYSTEMS MAY AFFECT
MAINLAND ALASKA AS THEY MOVE OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...120 130 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 185.
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 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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