Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 16, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
684 FZAK52 PAFC 170018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY FRI. A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 985 MB AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN BERING FRI AND INTO RUSSIA FRI NIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 14 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
5 follow-up statements
999 FZAK52 PAFC 171300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATTU SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...18 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...18 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
926 FZAK52 PAFC 171548 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ATTU SAT NIGHT AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...18 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...18 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 645 AM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
002 FZAK52 PAFC 180018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 70 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...WINDS BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
212 FZAK52 PAFC 180041 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 CORRECTED FOR TYPO ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 70 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...WINDS BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
151 FZAK52 PAFC 181300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 12 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 16, 11:05 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 11:05 AM AKST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1105 PM AKST THU DEC 16 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA
IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A LOW MOVES UP THE WEST SIDE
INTO EASTERN RUSSIA AND A COLD FRONT PUSHES UP AGAINST THE RIDGE.
THIS IS HELPING TO PUSH THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC SOUTHWARD AND ALLOW PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CONTINUE
TO SLACKEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN BERING SEA.
THUS...WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS STILL STRUGGLING WITH HANDLING OF LOW
MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AND INTO THE BERING SUNDAY.
12Z GFS IS MUCH FASTER THAN PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS. PLAN TO STICK
CLOSE TO INHERITED FORECAST WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR FROM THE LATEST
NAM/UKMET/ECMWF SOLUTIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHWEST/SOUTHCENTRAL...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN OUT OF
THE ARCTIC TONIGHT AND SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY BEFORE FORMING A LOW
OVER THE GULF SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD
ADVECTION IN THE LOW LEVELS...ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS
OCCURRED DURING THE RECENT WIND EVENT. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO VERY SLOWLY SLACKEN UNTIL
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GULF LATE FRIDAY CAUSING THE PRESSURE
TO DROP OVER THE GULF AND THE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TO TIGHTEN.
THE LACK OF A STRONG LOW OVER THE GULF OR A REALLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WORKS AGAINST A WIDESPREAD WIND EVENT. THEREFORE...EXPECT
MOST OF THE IMPACT TO BE THROUGH THE TYPICAL MOUNTAIN GAPS. EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE THE STRONGEST DOWNWARD MOTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AS WELL AS THE STRONGEST COLD
ADVECTION...SO THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR REACHING HIGH WIND CRITERIA
IN VALDEZ AND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. WILL ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THESE AREAS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND AS COLD ADVECTION COMES TO AN END AND
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE COLD FRONT ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT
AND TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. THERE MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE
LEFT TO PRODUCE SOME SNOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BUT ANYTHING
THAT DOES FALL WILL BE BRIEF AND LIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN
LINE...CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL BUILD THE RIDGE
BACK UP A BIT AS IT TRACKS TO EASTERN RUSSIA LATE FRIDAY...BUT ALSO
FORCE THE RIDGE TO BECOME POSITIVELY TILTED. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
NEXT SYSTEM TO TAKE A MORE EASTWARD TRACK AND REALLY FLATTEN OUT
THE RIDGE AS IT CROSSES THE BERING ON SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS STRUGGLING WITH THE SYSTEM CROSSING
THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND AS THEY TRY TO DETERMINE HOW QUICKLY
THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OUT. IN ANY CASE THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SOMETIME LATE INT THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL THEN FORCE
THE UPPER TROUGH TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF. THERE ARE TOO
MANY UNCERTAINTIES IN HOW THIS ALL EVOLVES TO NAIL DOWN ANY DETAILS.
HOWEVER...BASED ON THE GENERAL PATTERN THERE WILL BE A GOOD SHOT
OF SNOW ACROSS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ARCTIC
BLAST...WHICH OF COURSE COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER WIND STORM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 128 176.
GALE WARNING...121 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 175 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 126 127 128 129 130 138
140 141 150 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:45 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:53 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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