Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 968, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A 982 MB LOW 165 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MERGE INTO A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND INLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT MID MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 161758 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 UPDATED AREA 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A 982 MB LOW 165 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MERGE INTO A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND INLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT MID MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 850 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING T 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161802 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 900 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 CORRECTED TYPO AREA 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A 982 MB LOW 165 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MERGE INTO A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND INLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT MID MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 850 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162108 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 UPDATED AREA 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A 982 MB LOW 165 NM S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MERGE INTO A 978 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND INLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT MID MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1205 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 850 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 25 NM WEST OF VALDEZ WILL MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. A RESIDUAL 995 MB LOW IN CENTRAL COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 992 MB LOW WILL REMAIN IN CENTRAL COOK INLET AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 15, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE SETTLING DOWN AND SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE OVERALL PATTERN. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN MODELS IS IN THE WAY THE GFS AND NAM ARE DEPICTING THE LOW AS IT MOVES FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. THE GFS IS BRINGING THE LOW INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND HAS A RESIDUAL TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF IT AND BACK OVER THE SOUND AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE NAM TAKES THE SAME TRACK WITH THE MAIN LOW BUT THEN DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW IN THAT TROUGH BETWEEN KENAI AND HOMER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SECONDARY LOW IS LIKELY TO BE A KEY IN THE SNOW FORECASTS IN NOT ONLY THE COOK INLET REGION BUT OVER A LARGER PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM MAKES THIS DEVELOPMENT SEEM FAIRLY LIKELY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE BROOKS RANGE. THIS UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD UNTIL IT IS OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET THURSDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL BREAK DOWN AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. THE SURFACE PATTERN HAS A LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND ANOTHER LOW A FEW HUNDRED SOUTH OF IT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND MERGE WITH THE OTHER LOW IN THE SOUND WEDNESDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THERE IS LOTS OF WEATHER...ESPECIALLY SNOW...EXPECTED EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS BRINGING MOISTURE STRAIGHT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THERE SHOULD BE CONTINUOUS SNOW IN THE VALDEZ AND CORDOVA AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE THERMAL PACKING IN THE COOK INLET AREA IS CONDUCIVE FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW TO THOMPSON PASS WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO DROP WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES AND BRING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY INTO THE KODIAK AREA AND AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WIND CHILLS BEING THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH INCREASING WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR 40 BELOW ZERO READINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND PARTS OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE COLD AIR OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WILL LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. AN INTENSE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING A BIT OF WARM AIR WITH IT AND BEGIN TO DISPLACE THE COLDER AIR OVER THE STATE AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN MAKING IT INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF COAST BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHINOOK IN SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY NEXT WEEK IF THIS FORECAST PATTERN PERSISTS...BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO BE CERTAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131. MARINE...GALE 132 138 150 STORM 130 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 165 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:08 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 6:06 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 15, 8:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 15, 8:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 15, 10:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 15, 10:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 16, 1:26 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 5:43 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 16, 8:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 28 hr |
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