Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 984, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220308 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 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 610 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND 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. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING AND MOVE INLAND 75 NM WEST OF HOMER WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MAJOR MODELS AGREE ON THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN AFFECTING THE STATE OF ALASKA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE ALL-IMPORTANT DETAILS OF THE SURFACE PATTERN ARE
NOT SO CLEAR. SPEED AND INTENSITY ARE BOTH IN QUESTION REGARDING THE
LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY...MODEL
CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE BEGINNING AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING. THE
MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE WILL REFLECT A GENERAL TREND TOWARD THE GFS
SOLUTION WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WITH SOME NAM USED OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP UPPER TROUGH IS ENCOMPASSING THE
BERING SEA REGION AND EXTENDS WELL SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
OCEAN. SUPPORTING THIS TROUGH IS A STRONG 210 KT JET STREAM...A
STRONG BRANCH OF WHICH CURVES NORTH TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA AND IS
BRINGING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR TOWARDS THE
STATE. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS DRIFTING
NORTHWEST AS A NEW AND STRONGER LOW IS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH
TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEATHER FRONT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS YESTERDAY IN THE NORTHERN GULF IS
DISSIPATING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...HEAVY SNOW IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY IS RAPIDLY
DIMINISHING AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAS ALREADY CLEARED
THE AREA...THUS THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED. OTHER MAIN
CONCERN TODAY INVOLVES WINDS...OVER BOTH SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND AS
WELL AS POSSIBLY TURNAGAIN ARM LATER TONIGHT. WINDS MAY APPROACH
WARNING LEVELS IN BOTH LOCATIONS. DUE TO LOW MODEL CONFIDENCE AT THIS
TIME WILL WAIT FOR MORNING MODEL RUNS TO MAKE A CALL ABOUT POSSIBLE
WARNINGS...BUT WILL HINT STRONGLY AT INCLEMENT CONDITIONS IN THE
MORNING FORECAST.
.SOUTHWEST...BLIZZARD WARNING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BE SCALED
BACK TO INCLUDE ONLY THE COAST...AS INTERIOR AREAS HAVE NOW WARMED
ABOVE FREEZING. IN BRISTOL BAY...SNOW HAS BEEN LESS IMPRESSIVE THAN
EXPECTED...AND ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS ALONG THE AHKLUN MOUNTAINS ARE
LIKELY SEEING SIGNIFICANT SNOW...HAVE OPTED TO REPLACE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING. AS LOW APPROACHES THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL FUNNEL
THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...WITH GUSTS REACHING 80 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG RANGE MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE VIGOROUS LOW IN THE BERING WILL
WEAKEN BUT GENERALLY STAY IN PLACE...WHILE THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT EASTWARD. WHILE THIS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA TO MODERATE BACK TO SEASONAL VALUES
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...THE PERSISTENT TROUGH IN THE BERING MEANS
INTERMITTENT UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EASTERN
BERING...SOUTHCENTRAL...AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155
HIGH WIND WARNING 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 132 138 140 150 155 160
GALE WARNING 120 141 165 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD DEC 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 1:29 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:04 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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