Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 255, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
212 FZAK52 PAFC 091222 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SAT. A FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
4 follow-up statements
351 FZAK52 PAFC 091438 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 537 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SAT. A FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
591 FZAK52 PAFC 100032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM W. ELSEWHERE N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM W. ELSEWHERE N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. W OF UNALASKA ISLAND N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. W OF UNALASKA ISLAND N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
937 FZAK52 PAFC 100049 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM W. ELSEWHERE N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM W. ELSEWHERE N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. W OF UNALASKA ISLAND N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. W OF UNALASKA ISLAND N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
303 FZAK52 PAFC 101258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 8, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST WED DEC 8 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE AS WILL
AS SYNOPTIC TRENDS. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE NAM/WRF MODELS FOR LOCAL
DRAINAGE AND CAPE FLOWS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER LEVELS...STRONG RIDGE CONTINUES OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC OCEAN DIGS
SOUTH ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND TO THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. A
SECONDARY LOW CENTER DEVELOPS NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH NEAR KODIAK
BY FRI AFTERNOON AND SETS UP SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
.SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES GRADIENTS REMAIN RELATIVELY STRONG THROUGH
THU OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE DRAINAGE
AND GAP FLOWS AT LOCALS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN
GULF. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN RELATIVELY
STRONG...UPPER SUPPORT WAINS LATER THU AND INTO FRI...SO DRAINAGE AND
GAP FLOWS SHOULD WEAKEN. MOISTURE WITH WEAK EASTERLY WAVE MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF WILL BRING A SHOT AT SNOW TO THE NORTH GULF LATER
TONIGHT. MOISTURE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL EVENTUALLY START MOVING NORTH
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FRI AND SAT AS UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTH AND SETS UP
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NW GULF.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY
NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT. SO WOULD LOOK FOR
CONTINUED DRY WITH LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
EASTERN BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WITH GOOD UPPER JET SUPPORT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG ACROSS THE AK PEN THROUGH
FRI...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH ELSEWHERE ON THU AS GRADIENTS TO THE WEST
RELAX.
.WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...LOCAL SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND FAR WEST BERING SEA THROUGH
SAT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LITTLE TO NO CHANGES SYNOPTICALLY APPEAR ON THE HORIZON FOR THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN NEAR TO BELOW
NORMAL OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WHILE PRECIPITATION REMAINS NEAR
TO BELOW NORMAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...127 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179
HVY FRZG SPRY...150 160 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 8, 9:24 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.