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Small Craft Advisory 1014, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 141244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS IT DEEPENS TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 150005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW OVER WHITTIER INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER KNIGHT ISLAND AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE AS IT DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150633 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 UPDATED 138 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW OVER WHITTIER INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER KNIGHT ISLAND AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE AS IT DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 930 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152143 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 UPDATED AREA 121 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 1245 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 845 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151749 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 UPDATED AREA 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ON SHORE AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 845 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW IN SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND A 983 MB LOW NEAR 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MERGE INTO A 973 MB LOW IN NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD AND INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...FROM MIDDLETON ISLAND E...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 149W. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 230 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...UPPER AIR AND SURFACE SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS VERY SIMILAR AND REASONABLE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SOME MESO-SCALE ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE NEEDED AS ALWAYS TO ACCOUNT FOR LOCAL EFFECTS AND SOME MINOR DEVIATIONS IS MODEL SOLUTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE SHORT TERM. UPPER LEVELS...300/500 MB HEIGHTS DROPPED SOME OVER THE MAINLAND INDICATING THAT THE UPPER RIDGE IS RETREATING NW INTO RUSSIA. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY ALLOW THE UPPER LOW OVER THE ARCTIC TO DROP SOUTH. MODEL PROJECTIONS MOVE THE ARCTIC LOW SOUTH TO OVER SW INTERIOR WED. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH SHARPENS ACROSS THE MAINLAND WEST AND NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE MONDAY AND SETS UP W TO SW FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN MAINLAND. THE FLOW CONTINUES TO BACK AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND AS THE LOW CENTER DIGS INTO THE SW INTERIOR. THE HIGH CENTER WHICH MOVES OVER EASTERN RUSSIA REBUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA MON AND TUE. THE RIDGE THEN STARTS TO SPLIT N/S AS A LOW CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KAMCHATKA WED. SURFACE... .SOUTHCENTRAL...DENSE FOG ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS COLDER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT WEAKENS SURFACE INVERSION. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POTENTIAL EXISTS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS UPPER TROUGH SETS UP SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT...WEAK LOW MOVES THE EASTERN KENAI PEN...AND COLD ADVECTION SPREADS INTO COOK INLET. THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT (POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO WED) AS THE LONG WAVE STAYS WEST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND CONTINUES SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND WEAK SURFACE LOW SETS UP RESIDENT IN THE WESTERN SOUND. WILL BE GENERALLY INCREASING QPF AND POPS ACROSS THE REGION ON THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IN PREP FOR PROBABLE UPCOMING WWA STATEMENTS. .SW ALASKA... COLD ADVECTION IS STILL ON TRACK INTO SW ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HEIGHTS FALL WITH DIGGING UPPER TROUGH. MOST OF THE MOISTURE SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA...WOULD ONLY EXPECT A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AT WORST IN THE AREA. FOG SHOULD BECOME LESS OF A CONCERN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH INSTABILITY WITH UPPER TROUGH AND INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...NELY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE BERING SEA WITH PINCH BETWEEN HIGH OVER RUSSIA AND TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA LIKELY TO BECOME RATHER BRISK TUE/WED WHILE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AS THE HIGH AXIS MOVES INTO THE AREA. WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH APPROACH OF A FRONTAL WED NIGHT. AREAS OF LOW STRATUS AND FOG LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...EASTERN BERING SEA MAY HAVE MORE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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