Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 974, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 993 LOW OVER COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 55 NM SE OF CORDOVA LATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND PROGRESS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 190011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN GULF EARLY SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190131 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 132 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN GULF EARLY SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 420 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191231 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE OF THE STRAIT THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SW OF BARREN ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200215 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...UPDATE ZONES 129 130 140 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF EASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 51 0 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THEN 10 KT KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200354 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE COOK INLET AND WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 655 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 51 0 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THEN 10 KT KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLAND...NE 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SE OF BARREN ISLAND...SOUTH WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 9 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 12 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 17, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM MODEL WAS BY FAR THE BEST FOR THE LAST SNOWFALL AROUND SOUTH CENTRAL ESPECIALLY IN THE COOK INLET REGION WHERE IT WAS THE ONLY MAJOR MODEL TO DETECT THAT MESO LOW AS WELL AS HAVING THE SHORT WAVE THAT DROPPED MORE SNOW OVER ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY LAST NIGHT. THE NAM SHOULD REMAIN THE BEST ONE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF. ALL THE MODELS ARE DOING FINE OUT WEST IN THE SHORT TERM BUT THE LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW THAT IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS A MESS WITH ALL THE MODELS. THE NAM IS TOO FAR WEST INITIALLY AND THE ECMWF FAILS TO DEVELOP THE SECONDARY LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. THE GFS IS PROBABLY THE BEST BET AT THIS TIME. WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN TERRIBLY STABLE IN RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IT HAS SETTLED DOWN THE LAST TWO RUNS AND LOOKS TO BE THE BEST MODEL TO START WITH. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS BRINGING DUE SOUTH UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTWARD WHILE COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW REMAINS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW THAT WAS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND HAS BECOME VERY DIFFUSE WITH AN APPARENT CENTER SOUTHEAST OF SEAWARD AND THE MESO LOW REMAINING IN COOK INLET. THE MESO LOW IN COOK INLET WILL REMAIN AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG JET STREAM IS REMAINING WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA BUT IS FEEDING THE LOW THAT IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. IT WILL ALSO CAUSE A TRIPLE POINT LOW TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AND MAIN WEATHER FEATURE BY THEN. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION WILL REMAIN COLD AND BREEZY WHILE THAT VERY COLD AIR SPILLS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA EXCEPT FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH WILL STILL SEE SOME OVER RUNNING OVERNIGHT. SNOW BANDS SIMILAR TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN BE SEEN CIRCULATING INTO THE MESO LOW IN COOK INLET WHICH HAS BECOME A MORE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE THAN NORMAL. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND EASTWARD. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A RETURN TO WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN STORMY IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF LOWS PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK A CHINOOK IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 125 130 132 150 155 170 172 185 STORM 175 176 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 180 185 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 17, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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