Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 1003, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2009, 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 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2009, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 261200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 180 NM S OF CHIGNIK AT 986 MB SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 180 NM S OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 150 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN MORNING. A 970 MB N PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 270 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 974 MB 175 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
736 FZAK52 PAFC 262358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME STRENGTH AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 972 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 480 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 250 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WEAKENS TO 975 MB AND STALLS MON 180 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR...THEN MOVES TO 50 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB LATE MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY MON. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271211 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 480 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 250 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WEAKENS TO 975 MB AND STALLS MON 180 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR...THEN MOVES TO 50 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB LATE MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY MON. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB GALE FORCE LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING 40 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280449 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 UPDATED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB GALE FORCE LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 750 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB GALE FORCE LOW 215 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. BY EARLY WED MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A BLOCKING RIDGE AXIS ALONG THE WESTERN CONUS COAST. A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS SPINNING BETWEEN 150W AND 160W AROUND 48N. THE SUBTROPICAL JET IS FLOWING SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN THESE TWO MAIN FEATURES WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES. WHILE THE ORIENTATION AND STRENGTH OF THIS PATTERN WILL FLUCTUATE...NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH ALL FEATURES THROUGH 60 HOURS. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAIN LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY NIGHT. PREFER THE ECMWF/UKMET SOLUTIONS THAT KEEP A DOUBLE BARRELED SYSTEM LONGER. THE THE GFS/NAM DEEPENS THE LOW RAPIDLY INTO A LARGE CONCENTRIC SYSTEM 12 TO 24 HOURS TOO SOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THE LATEST SHORTWAVE IS PUSHING UP AGAINST THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION ALONG WITH STORM FORCE WINDS. THE NORMAL WESTERN VALLEYS ARE BEING DOWNSLOPED...WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES AND ICE PELLETS MAKING IT TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SIGNIFICANT WAVE THAT MOVES THROUGH...THE NEXT SEVERAL WILL BE MUCH WEAKER. THE ENERGY WILL NOW SHIFT TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHILE HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE BUILDS FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY AND SPREAD WEST INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY MONDAY...CHOKING OFF THE MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND FINALLY BRINGING AN END TO THE RAIN ALONG THE COAST. SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATEST SHORTWAVE IS SPREADING ACROSS THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES AND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. A CONCERN FOR THE EVENING WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN WHERE A FEW COLD POCKETS WILL HOLD ON. THE WARM AIR ALOFT IS ADVECTING FROM THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO MIX THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE OUT. SO THERE COULD BE A PERIOD THIS EVENING ALONG THE NUSHAGAK RIVER VALLEY...MAINLY DILLINGHAM NORTH. BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN CHAIN...EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE NEXT LOW ROTATES UP AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS STILL CONCERNING THE EVOLUTION OF THIS LOW BUT CURRENTLY THINKING STRONG GALES TO MINIMUM STORMS COULD AFFECT MUCH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BRISTOL BAY...AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THIS TIME FRAME...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS WILL RETROGRADE BACK TO THE WEST A BIT PLACING THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER AGAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG TERM FORECAST STILL CONSISTS OF A BUILDING ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL CANADA. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY SPILL WESTWARD INTO ALASKA LATE NEXT WEEK. THE TIMING AND STRENGTH VARIES WILDLY FROM RUN TO RUN BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE THE TREND THAT THE MODELS ARE TRYING TO NAIL DOWN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 140. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 9:12 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 19 hr |
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