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Gale Warning 986, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A 955 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS EVENING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 974 MB 430 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MERGES INTO A COMPLEX 972 MB LOW CENTERED 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ON TUE. THIS COMPLEX LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 982 MB ON WED. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 981 MB 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT MERGES INTO A COMPLEX LOW AND SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 989 MB BY EARLY THU MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221733 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 170 AND 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TO 981 MB 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT MERGES INTO A COMPLEX LOW AND SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 989 MB BY EARLY THU MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB WED NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 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 20, 11:36 PM AKST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 11:36 PM AKST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2009
CORRECTED TYP0S
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE BERING SEA AND
THE ALEUTIANS CONTINUE TO SPIN AROUND A COMMON CENTER OVER THE THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL BERING. A RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF AND EASTERN
MAINLAND. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A MULTI-CENTERED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER
THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS. STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW
OVER WESTERN MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE GULF AND MOST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA BUT STILL HAVE A FEW PROBLEMS OVER THE BERING SEA. THE GFS AND
EUROPEAN MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE THE BEST SOLUTIONS OVER THE SHORT
TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND THE GULF...A WEATHER FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL SWING INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY
THEN WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY.
AREA OF STRONG WINDS AND RAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL SPREAD SPREAD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A LITTLE MORE
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE
SWITCHING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS COOLER AIR MOVES BACK OVER THE AREA
TUESDAY. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AND SOUTHWESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE REGION AS
LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA WILL SLIDE INTO
WESTERN CANADA AND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE AREA OF SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
SPREAD INTO THE REST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA BY MIDWEEK. THIS WILL
SHIFT THE TRACK OF THE LOWS FURTHER EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY
MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR BRISTOL BAY.
MARINE...STORM 130 132 150 155 160 165 180
GALE 120 170 172 175 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM 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 | 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 | 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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