Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 263, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 21, 2010, 11:10 PM AKST. It was in force for 29 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 21, 2010, 11:10 PM AKST (08:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
254 FZAK52 PAFC 220812 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1110 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1110 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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295 FZAK52 PAFC 221213 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
576 FZAK52 PAFC 221306 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKST WED DEC 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
223 FZAK52 PAFC 230054 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL INTO WESTERN ALASKA THU. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. N OF SHEMYA ISLAND E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
261 FZAK52 PAFC 230104 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 CORRECTED 199 SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA THU. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. N OF SHEMYA ISLAND E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 22 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
810 FZAK52 PAFC 231217 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 23 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE DEC 21 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH
TOWARD THE NORTH PACIFIC. A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND KODIAK ISLAND. AREAS OF SNOW
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF, PARTS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND
KODIAK ISLAND. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR KODIAK THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT.
ANOTHER LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT WEAKENED INTO A
TROUGH AS IT SLIPPED SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TUESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MOVED THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.
AT THE HIGHER LEVELS, A COMPLEX LOW REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA, WHILE A RIDGE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER LEVELS...THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY THEN INTO WESTERN
ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OVER CENTRAL
ALASKA AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES FROM SIBERIA INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL REMAIN
OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER
THE GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE DELTA COAST WILL
DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY AND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY. SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER SIBERIA WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
WITH THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND AND
THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA THURSDAY. BOTH THE LOW AND THE WEATHER
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN COASTAL SECTION THURSDAY NIGHT.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THURSDAY THEN BECOME SNOW
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA...THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY THEN WILL FLATTEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING AS THE
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIBERIAN LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
BERING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE FRONT
WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID-RANGE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE LOW SOUTH
OF THE GULF THURSDAY WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO THE GULF BY THE WEEKEND. A
FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND
THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR KODIAK.
MARINE...STORM 150
GALES 120 130 132 155 160 165 170 171 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
*** DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:55 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 21, 10:20 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 9:34 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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