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Gale Warning 992, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 231301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING THU EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF COASTAL FOG. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING THU EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250027 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 971 MB LOW 550 NM S OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 980 MB 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SAT MORNING...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 987 MB 70 NM S OF CHIGNIK BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 385 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO NEAR 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 990 MB SATURDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 984 MB SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF ADAK AT THE SAME STRENGTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 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 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS SEEM A BIT IMPROVED OVER PAST DAYS AND
ARE NOW COLLUDING TO BRING THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE GULF ONTO THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BEFORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING IT WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE NAM TRACK SHOWS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WITH IT HEADING
INTO SOUTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS IT DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE
LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEEMS TO BE HANDLED WELL BY ALL OF THE MODELS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG 180 KT PLUS JET STREAM REMAINS
SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA RUNNING DUE EAST ALONG THE 40N PARALLEL.
THIS JET IS SPAWNING A LOW THAT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 960S BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
A JET STREAK RUNS THROUGH THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A DEVELOPING LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH GULF
COAST WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW IS A TRICKY FEATURE THAT WILL HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. SMALL DEVIATIONS IN THE LOW
TRACK WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON WINDS...PRECIPITATION...AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA IS
RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH A WEAK LOW MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREA. THIS
LOW WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL TURN TO MOSTLY SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS COOLER AIR FROM THE WEST FILTERS IN.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE DIFFICULT CALLS ARE WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO
THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE CURRENT ANTICIPATED TRACK WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THE THE CORDOVA AREA COULD EVEN REACH HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA AS THE GRADIENT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BUT THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THE TRACK IS ENOUGH TO WAIT TO SEE THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW AND
ACTUAL TRACK DEVELOP MORE BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER THAT IS LIKELY
ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WARNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. VALDEZ WILL LIKELY MIX RAIN INTO THE
PRECIPITATION BUT IT COULD GO EITHER WAY...REMAINING ALL SNOW OR
TURNING TO ALL RAIN. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE TOO WET AND HEAVY TO CAUSE
TRUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS...BUT IT WILL BE WORTH
WATCHING AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN INTO THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU
AREAS WITH INCREASED LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST FLOW COMBINED WITH WARMER
AIR RIDING OVER ALOFT. THE KEY WILL BE WHETHER THE LOW MOVES FAR
ENOUGH WEST BEFORE DISSIPATING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LARGE-SCALE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. RIDGING TO THE EAST WILL KEEP
WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW STREAMING INTO THE MAINLAND...AND THE
PRIMARY STORM TRACK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOWS UP INTO THE GULF AND
THEN CURVE NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 170.
STORM 120 125.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:18 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 100 min |
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