Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 1004, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 271209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 480 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AND MOVE TO 250 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WEAKENS TO 975 MB AND STALLS MON 180 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR...THEN MOVES TO 50 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB LATE MON NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY MON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB GALE FORCE LOW 140 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING LATE WED. A 983 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 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 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 110 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WED. A 983 MB LOW OVER THE NW PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 360 NM S OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 984 MB 280 NM SE OF ATKA BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF PORT MOLLER THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WED MORNING. A 983 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 445 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AT 972 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ON THU. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 26, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... WHILE THE LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED...THERE IS A TRANSITION TAKING PLACE WHILE THE ENERGY IS BEING DISPLACED FROM ONE LOW TO THE NEXT ANCHOR LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. MEANWHILE...A COLD CORE UPPER LOW IS MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE ON ITS WAY TO EASTERN SIBERIA. MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE DOWNSLOPE EFFECT IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH THAT SOME SHOWERS HAVE MAINTAINED ON THE LEE SIDE OF MOUNTAIN RANGES OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THIS MORNING. STILL...PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN LIGHT INLAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE FIRST 60 HOURS ARE MINOR. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST IN THIS TIME FRAME. DIFFERENCES IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS REVOLVE AROUND THE NEW DEVELOPING ANCHOR LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE NAM AND GFS...ALTHOUGH IN AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER...HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN. MUCH PREFER THE ECMWF AND UKMET SOLUTIONS THAT TRACKS THE LOW A BIT FURTHER WEST...CONSISTENT WITH A STRONGER AND MORE AMPLIFIED RIDGE UPSTREAM ALONG THE ALASKA PANHANDLE AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY ALONG THE COAST WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAKING IT INLAND TODAY. COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS INLAND...SPECIFICALLY THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE REMAINS CONDUCIVE TO FREEZING RAIN SO HAVE ISSUED AN ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OVER MOST OF THE VALLEY...ALTHOUGH SOME ECHOES ARE AGAIN SHOWING UP NEAR BIG LAKE WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE HOVERING RIGHT NEAR FREEZING IN THAT AREA. IT MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE NIGHT UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND PUTS AN END TO THE PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE EAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. AS THIS HAPPENS...FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BRIEFLY SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY LEADING TO A PERIOD OF SNOW BEFORE THE RIDGE CAN TAKE OVER ON MONDAY. AT THAT POINT...THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT ANCHOR LOW WILL START AFFECTING KODIAK ISLAND. THE JET WILL BECOME ORIENTED SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPROACHING OCCLUSION WHICH COULD LEAD TO ENHANCED SUBTROPICAL FETCH INTO THE ISLAND. WHILE THE GFS PUSHES THE FRONT THROUGH KODIAK PRETTY RAPIDLY...THE PREFERRED ECMWF SOLUTION STALLS THIS FEATURE NEAR KODIAK A BIT LONGER SO WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FLOODING POTENTIAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILING. ONLY A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE REGION. AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH IMPULSES CROSSING THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES AND FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE SOUTHERLY WITH TIME. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...AND GUSTY GAP WINDS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN CHAIN...CURRENTLY IN A LULL BETWEEN STORMS AS THE OLD ANCHOR LOW WEAKENS AND THE NEXT ONE DEVELOPS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. GALE FORCE WINDS AND STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS ARE BROAD BRUSHED BEYOND THAT TIME FRAME AS MODEL UNCERTAINTY INCREASES...BUT BELIEVE A BROAD LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 138 150 155. 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 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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