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Gale Warning 981, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200040 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB 120 SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE IN THE GULF OF ANADYR MON AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE 180 NM EAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 966 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 80 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 200255 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 UPDATED ZONES 176 AND 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB 120 SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE IN THE GULF OF ANADYR MON AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE 180 NM EAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 966 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 80 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 555 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT. W OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 555 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201025 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 125 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 UPDATED ZONES 160 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB 120 SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE IN THE GULF OF ANADYR MON AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE 180 NM EAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 966 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 80 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 125 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 555 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT. W OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 555 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201250 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 150 NM W OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL BECOME A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THAT PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS INCREASING TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES EAST OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 19, 6:05 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 6:05 AM AKST, 9 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
605 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE
BERING SEA. AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH STRETCHES FROM THE CENTER OF THIS
LOW SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTER OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND INTO THE
NORTHERN TIP OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. FARTHER WEST...A WEAK RIDGE IS
CENTERED ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FARTHER WEST A
BROAD TROUGH REGION SPREADS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WEST
TOWARDS RUSSIA WITH MULTIPLE LOWS. TWO SMALL CONNECTED LOWS OF ABOUT
EQUAL STRENGTH ARE NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH ONE LOW
OVER SHEMYA. A TROUGH SPREADS EASTWARD TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS FORMING AT THE PERIPHERY OF THIS TROUGH JUST NORTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR. AT THE SURFACE...A SURFACE RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER MUCH
OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GULF AS THE BERING LOW RETROGRADES
FARTHER WEST. A SURFACE LOW IS CENTERED OVER SHEMYA WHILE A POTENT
WARM FRONT STRETCHES FROM THIS LOW ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF. A
SECOND SURFACE LOW IS CENTERED OVER ATKA.
MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN THE SHORT TERM SO NAM RELIED UPON DUE TO
ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE POSITION OF
THE BERING LOWS BY MONDAY AND THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM TO LOW
FOR THE LONG TERM. THE GFS WAS RELIED ON FOR THE LONG TERM DUE TO THE
GREATER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD SNOW
ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF COAST SATURDAY ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY WHERE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE
SUSITNA VALLEY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHERE
ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...DOWNSLOPING SHOULD
KEEP THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND EASTERN MAT-SU VALLEY MAINLY IN SNOW
FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE COAST SATURDAY AND THE INTERIOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. SNOWSHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT DUE TO STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING BOTH THE
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG
THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW
THROUGHOUT THE REGION SATURDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE
WESTERN CAPES POSSIBLY NOSING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES RESULTING IN POTENTIAL MIXED OR FREEZING PRECIPITATION.
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL FALL ON EAST FACING SLOPES THROUGH
SUNDAY.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A SERIES OF PROGRESSING LOWS WILL GENERATE GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...RAIN AND
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN DUE TO WARMER
TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE LARGE TROUGH REGION OVER THE BERING
SEA AND THE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND AND EASTERN GULF WILL PERSIST
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT...STORMY CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND SOUTHWEST WHILE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP SNOWSHOWERS A POSSIBILITY ALONG THE GULF
COAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...125 161
BLIZZARD WATCH...155
WINTER STORM WATCH...161
MARINE...STORM...411 414 150 155 170 172
GALE...351 352 412 414 120 125 130 132 138 140 160 165 171
175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 130 140 141 185
ELN/JAM DEC 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 5:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 19, 6:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:08 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 34 hr |
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