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Gale Warning 1002, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
002 FZAK51 PAFC 190018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR PORT HEIDEN MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE 45 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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342 FZAK51 PAFC 191248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET AT 995 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
799 FZAK51 PAFC 191544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET AT 995 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 640 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
007 FZAK51 PAFC 200017 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
366 FZAK51 PAFC 200202 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
247 FZAK51 PAFC 200314 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 140 AND 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF SEWARD TONIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 610 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NORTH WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 610 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
449 FZAK51 PAFC 201242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF BY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
153 FZAK51 PAFC 201840 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF BY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SOUTH END OF INLET... SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
122 FZAK51 PAFC 210019 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WED. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
795 FZAK51 PAFC 211300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF TODAY. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT SAME INTENSITY THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS IN PLACE TO 985 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
270 FZAK51 PAFC 220001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO 40 NM EAST OF WHITTIER THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THU NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
837 FZAK51 PAFC 221259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 969 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE THU NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND ALONG THE COAST...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
333 FZAK51 PAFC 230024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
507 FZAK51 PAFC 230708 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
757 FZAK51 PAFC 231251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW FORMS FRI AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 994 MB SAT MORNING OVER MONTAGUE ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 994 MB LOW FORMS FRI NIGHT 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB SAT NIGHT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:26 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:26 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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