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Gale Warning 982, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 19, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2009, 6:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 45 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, 6:55 PM AKST (03:55 UTC)
Expired: Dec 21, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 45 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210015
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON THEN MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUE.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.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. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N 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 12 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211246
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO
THE CENTRAL GULF BY THIS EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN GULF BY TUE
MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 990 MB 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THIS MORNING. SE WINDS 40 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY THIS MORNING NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211350 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

CORRECTED 120

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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO
THE CENTRAL GULF BY THIS EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN GULF BY TUE
MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 990 MB 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
THIS MORNING. SE WINDS 40 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY THIS MORNING NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 220021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL
GULF TONIGHT AND TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING...GRADUALLY
WEAKENING. A 980 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK 
LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN INTO KAMISHAK BAY AT 986 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. W OF
CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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, 5:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 5:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL...A MULTI-CENTERED LOW PRESSURE AREA IS CURRENTLY
CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA. AN UPPER RIDGE LIES OVER THE EASTERN
GULF AND EASTERN ALASKA. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM
OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...THE SURFACE PATTERN GENERALLY MIRRORS THE UPPER AIR
PATTERN. AN AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERED THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA, SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND YUKON TERRITORY. A STRONG 964 MB LOW
LIES OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ANOTHER 966 MB LOW IS OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT LIES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA.

MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIATE WELL BUT THE VARIOUS SOLUTIONS OVER THE BERING SEA
BEGIN TO DIVERGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN CLOSER
AGREEMENT THAN THE EUROPEAN MODEL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT DEVELOP
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEEDLESS TO SAY, OVERALL
CONFIDENCE BEYOND THE FIRST 24 HOURS IS RATHER LOW DUE TO THE HIGH
LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE THE WESTERN BERING WILL SWING NORTHEAST
AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE EASTERN BERING BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY OVER
THE WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO FEED A WARM MOIST AIR MASS INTO
SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA. SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, OVER
KENAI PENINSULA AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY RISE
THROUGH MONDAY AS A WARMER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE AREA.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
STRONG MOIST FLOW FROM THE SOUTH WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THROUGH MONDAY. FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT LOWER LEVELS WILL TENDED
TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND GENERALLY WEST OF SLEETMUTE IN THE
SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ZONE. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO BLOW OUT OF THE PASSES ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE THROUGH
MONDAY. POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST AS INCREASING WINDS AND FALLING SNOW REDUCE VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW. ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OVER THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A SERIES OF PROGRESSING LOWS WILL GENERATE SOME GALE FORCE WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THE BERING SEA SUNDAY. RAIN AND
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN DUE TO WARMER
TEMPERATURES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS TEND TO WEAKEN THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND
DRIFTS EAST INTO CANADA. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL
WEAKEN A BIT AND SPREAD INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131 155
MARINE...STORM...150 155 160 165 172
         GALE...130 132 138 170 176 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NM DEC 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	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	Gale Warning	AFC	12 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 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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Sources

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