Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 996, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 42 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 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 10:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET THIS EVENING. A 965 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 973 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 241254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241415 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 132 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241917 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 UPDATED 120 125 129 130 132 138 140 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 955 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
479 FZAK51 PAFC 250044 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251620 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 UPDATED 120 125 138 140 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251937 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 UPDATED 120 130 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1020 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1020 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 715 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE MOST PART. ONLY SMALL CHANGE IS THE SHORT TERM IS THE NAM IS NOW BRINGING THE DISSIPATING LOW ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET WHERE IT DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT INSTEAD INTO THE SOUTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS IS NOW THE AGREED UPON SOLUTION WITH ALL MODELS. THE NAM DOES ENHANCE A SHORT WAVE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORE THAN OTHER MODELS DO. THIS WILL BE WORTH WATCHING TO SEE IT THE NAM CHANGES OR IF THE OTHER MODELS START STRENGTHENING THIS WAVE AS WELL. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH THE JET STREAM REMAINING ZONAL AND WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA IS RAPIDLY DISSIPATING BUT STILL HAS ENOUGH WARM AIR TO CAUSE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN I SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LARGE 960 MB LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAD AN OCCLUDED FRONT ALONG IT THAT IS APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN WILL OVER THE ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW IS GEOGRAPHICALLY VERY LARGE AND WILL BECOME A DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA DESPITE THE FACT THE CENTER IS SO FAR SOUTH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...A WINTERY MIX IN THE COOK INLET REGION WITH RAIN SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE FREEZING RAIN SEEMS CONFINED TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COOL OFF INTO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THIS EVENING. EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE RAIN TURN MOSTLY TO SNOW AGAIN BY THE EVENING. THOMPSON PASS MAY NEED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOWFALL THERE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW OVERALL LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND FAR WESTERN GULF. INLAND AREAS OF MAINLAND ALASKA LOOK TO STAY MOSTLY DRY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE START OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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