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Gale Warning 949, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 330 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 960 MB AND THEN MOVE WEST OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE TONIGHT. A 946 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051615 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 UPDATED ZONE 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 330 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 960 MB AND THEN MOVE WEST OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE TONIGHT. A 946 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 715 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051632 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 179 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 330 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 960 MB AND THEN MOVE WEST OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE TONIGHT. A 946 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 964 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 730 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUNDAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 715 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 235 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 948 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AT 955 MB...AND THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 15 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 12 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 16 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT..S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060835 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1135 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 UPDATED ZONE 170 AND 171 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 235 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A 948 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AT 955 MB...AND THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1135 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 15 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 12 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 1135 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 16 FT BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT..S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW PRESSURE 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR ATKA AT 974 MB MIDDAY MON...THEN TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 974 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW IS THEN ABSORBED BY A 973 MB LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND MOVE TO 285 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE... 32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 4, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1212 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE CURRENT ALEUTIAN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SOME DIFFERENCES IN CENTRAL PRESSURE AND DEGREE OF ELONGATION...BUT OVERALL PICTURE IS THE SAME. THEY ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SECOND SYSTEM THAT MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER TROPO THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WELL ENTRENCHED WITH JET DIRECTLY OVER THE AK PEN. SOME WEAKENING OF THE JET SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT REINTENSIFIES SUNDAY MORNING AS SECOND LOW MOVES NORTHWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN WITH WINDY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER A CONSIDERABLE PART OF SOUTHWEST ZONES. LOOKS AS IF PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GREATER EASTERN BERING REGIONS WEAKENS SAT MIDDAY. SOME STRONG SE WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT BUT BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. LOOKS AS IF SECOND SYSTEM IS NEARLY A REPEAT OF THE FIRST. VERY STRONG WINDS IMPACT EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN LATE SAT NIGHT. BASED ON GFS WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVER AK PEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH AMPLITUDE GULF RIDGE MORPHS INTO A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE KENAI PEN THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A SERIES OF WEAKER LOWS MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. MOST OF THE MAINLAND ZONES WILL BE DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HWW 195 161 181 185 BLIZZ 191 155 MARINE...STRMS AND GALES WEST OF 150W FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:17 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 2:53 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr |
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