Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 266, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 27, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 27, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
076 FZAK52 PAFC 280039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 970 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE... E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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335 FZAK52 PAFC 281302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 965 MB EARLY WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 970 MB 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...E 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
214 FZAK52 PAFC 290017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...S 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
570 FZAK52 PAFC 291251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 270 NM SW OF ADAK MOVES TO 130 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 983 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 50 NM S OF DILLINGHAM AT 977 MB THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 986 MB LOW FORMS 70 NM NE OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 18 FT. .THU...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 29 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
232 FZAK52 PAFC 291640 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKST WED DEC 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 270 NM SW OF ADAK MOVES TO 130 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 983 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM SE OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 50 NM S OF DILLINGHAM AT 977 MB THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 986 MB LOW FORMS 70 NM NE OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 740 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 18 FT. .THU...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 29 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM DEC 10
284 FZAK52 PAFC 300020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 75 NM EAST OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 20. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... 20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...20 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...17 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 27, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST MON DEC 27 2010
.ANALYSIS...
A LARGE BROAD TROUGH CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE UPPER LEVELS ACROSS
MOST OF THE STATE. MULTIPLE SHORT WAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND THE BASE
OF THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION. THE MOST POTENT IS CURRENTLY
NEARING KODIAK ISLAND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. THIS CLOSED LOW
DEVELOPED SUNDAY AND HAS BECOME THE MAIN CIRCULATION FOR THE REGION
OVERNIGHT. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS OVER BRISTOL BAY. THIS
AREA OF CIRCULATION WILL WEAKEN INTO AN OPEN WAVE OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. TOWARD THE BERING SEA...A COL PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WHILE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW RAPIDLY DEEPENS SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE ON THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE
LOWS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGES...THE NAM AND
GFS ARE OFF ON THEIR INITIALIZATION WHILE THE ECMWF HAS THE LOCATION
SPOT ON. THE GFS IS ALSO ABOUT 10 MB TOO WEAK WITH THE LOW WHILE THE
NAM AND ECMWF PUT THE LOW AT ABOUT 980 MB EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BASED
ON THE INITIALIZATION...DECIDED TO BASE THE SHORT TERM FORECAST ON
THE ECMWF. OUT WEST...THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON
POSITION AND EVOLUTION OF A DEVELOPING LOW AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY SO
MINIMAL CHANGES WERE REQUIRED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CURRENT LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF HAS
MINIMAL IMPACTS ON THE INTERIOR. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE
OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK
ISLAND...OTHERWISE ANOTHER PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. TUESDAY PROMISES TO BE VERY SIMILAR AS THE LOW BEGINS
TO FILL AND DRIFT TO THE EAST. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO AN OPEN WAVE
CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND PUSHING THE LOW TOWARD THE
PANHANDLE...AND INITIATING A PATTERN CHANGE FOR THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
THE OPEN SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY
EVENING. ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS IS INDICATING GOOD VERTICAL MOTION IN A
COLUMN THAT WILL BE RAPIDLY ADDING MOISTURE. THE RESULT WILL BE LIGHT
SNOW LIKELY FROM THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA UP TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MATSU VALLEY. THIS IS A SETUP
THAT THE MODELS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME NAILING DOWN THE ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION SO THIS FORECAST WILL BE FINE TUNED...BUT AT THE MOMENT
EXPECTED LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND
THE SHORTWAVE. THIS WILL USHER ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO OUR FORECAST
DOMAIN WHILE OCCLUSIONS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY JET
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL LIFT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SNOW.
AT THIS TIME FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BE LIGHT SNOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AGAIN
THURSDAY MORNING...THEN A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. EXTENDED MODELS CONTINUE THIS SURGE OF MOISTURE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...FLURRIES AROUND BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA PERSIST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF
QUIET ALBEIT COLD WEATHER WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE THE
AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA...SPREADING
LIGHT SNOW FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE COLD
CORE UPPER LOW CENTER WILL RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF NEAR THE DELTA LATER
IN THE WEEK...PROMISING ABUNDANT COLD AIR AND SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RELATIVELY BENIGN
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WILL CHANGE TOMORROW
AS A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
SPREAD EAST WITH STORM FORCE WINDS.
SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH THE EXTENT OF THE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. EASTERLY
SURFACE WINDS IS TYPICALLY NOT A FAVORABLE DIRECTION BECAUSE IT IS
EASIER TO DRAW WARM AIR FROM THE LOWER LATITUDES. PRECIPITATION WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES INITIALLY WHICH MAY HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR
FREEZING SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE ANTICIPATING PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS BUT NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD
WARNING. THIS COULD CHANGE AS THE LOW DEVELOPS AND APPROACHES THE
CHAIN LATER TONIGHT.
THE BAROCLINIC ZONE SETS UP JUST NORTH OF THE CHAIN BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALLOWING SNOW TO MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. THE LOW
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AT APPROX 968 MB AS IT DRIFTS EAST DURING THE
WEEK UNDER THE ALEUTIANS. BY THURSDAY...COLD ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO
AGAIN FILTER SOUTH ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW 187
MARINE...STORMS 175 176
GALES...132 170 172 352 411 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 138 140 141 160 165 179 180
185 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:59 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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