Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 25, 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 25, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 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 251305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIFYING TO 971 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO W 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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350 FZAK51 PAFC 252353 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE FRI MORNING AT 972 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW DURING THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT INCREASING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT TOWARD SITKINAK. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260037 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 120 129 130 138 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE FRI MORNING AT 972 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW DURING THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT INCREASING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT TOWARD SITKINAK. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260644 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE FRI MORNING AT 972 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 945 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT TOWARD SITKINAK. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261458 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 AMENDED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261547 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261547 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261908 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1007 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 121 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1007 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 1007 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 555 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 988 MB AND DRIFT TO 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF PETERSBURG BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 24, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST WED DEC 24 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN REMARKABLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY GIVING SOME CONFIDENCE TO
THE FORECAST. THIS IS OFFSET BY THE POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND
POOR RECENT PERFORMANCE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MEAN UPPER RIDGE NEGATIVELY TILTED ALONG ABOUT 155 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE. STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE JET ON THE COLD SIDE (EASTERN) OF
THE HIGH FROM KODIAK SOUTHEASTWARD TO SAN FRANCISCO. INTERESTING
DYNAMICS ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE RIDGE WITH A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA AND A LOW MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH JUST EAST OF THE DATE
LINE. BOTH LOWS ARE JUICY...ESPECIALLY THE LATTER ONE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE TWO LOWS WILL MERGE INTO AN ELONGATED FRONT SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...
BUT MOST OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN LOW WILL STAY SOUTH OF 53
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. THE BERING LOW AND ITS LONG FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST AS THE UPPER RIDGE RETREATS SOUTHWARD...ON THE FIRST PART OF
ITS RETROGRADING JOURNEY.
PRECIPITATION FROM THE LOW SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA BY EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. AS
THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO KUSKOKWIM BAY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE FORMER BERING LOW WILL BE NEAR MCGRATH...
WITH A SECONDARY LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM DEVELOPING
JUST NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
BY FRIDAY THE NORTHERN LOW WILL BE DISSIPATING OVER CENTRAL ALASKA
AND THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW. THE SURFACE
LOW WILL SPIN UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. LOTS OF COLD
ADVECTION WITH NORTHWEST FLOW AT ALL LEVELS WEST OF THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE FEATURE OF NOTE FOR SATURDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST (NEXT WEDNESDAY) AND BEYOND WILL BE THE BLOCKING RIDGE THAT
DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL ANCHOR THE UPPER LOW ALONG
ABOUT 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. SIBERIAN AIR WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE BLOCK AND ACROSS ALASKA USHERING IN A COLD EPISODE. EXACTLY HOW
COLD IT WILL GET AND OTHER DETAILS ARE SKETCHY AS THE ONLY FEATURE
WITH ANY FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS THE BLOCKING RIDGE ITSELF...ALL
DOWNSTREAM ACTIVITY WITH THE UPPER LOW IS SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS
NUANCES. BUT COLD TO VERY COLD IS LIKELY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130.
GALE WARNING 120 121 132 138 150 155 160 165 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 129 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:03 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 8:35 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 25, 5:29 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr |
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