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Gale Warning 1008, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
123 FZAK52 PAFC 210017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT WINDS INCREASING TO NE 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
404 FZAK52 PAFC 211233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL BE ABSORBED THU MORNING BY A STRONGER PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT WEST OF COLD BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. WEST OF SHEMYA...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
699 FZAK52 PAFC 212333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN BE ABSORBED THU NIGHT INTO A STRONGER PACIFIC LOW HEADED FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
200 FZAK52 PAFC 221227 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI MORNING AND MOVES TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
636 FZAK52 PAFC 222356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 165 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT. A 980 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 315 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
010 FZAK52 PAFC 231248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY FRI AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 971 MB FRI NIGHT 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB SAT NIGHT 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 20, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
230 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.AT THE SURFACE...A 978 MB LOW IS MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS BRISTOL BAY
TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WHILE THIS LOW HAS ALREADY REACHED ITS
MAXIMUM STRENGTH...IT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SINCE THIS MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT IS BRINGING
RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA AND GUSTS TO OVER
70 MPH AT GLEN ALPS. STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. OUT WEST...CONDITIONS ARE RATHER QUIET WITH A WEAK LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING.
.UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENCOMPASSES THE BERING AND WESTERN
MAINLAND ALASKA. A JET IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING THE SURFACE LOW NEAR
BRISTOL BAY...BUT THIS JET IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. FURTHER
WEST...THE JET STREAM IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. AS A RESULT...NO NEW STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE POISED
TO IMPACT ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM IN
THE PROGRESSION OF THE BRISTOL BAY LOW TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE MORE SUBSTANTIALLY
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS ONE LOW APPROACHES THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND A SECOND LOW APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF HAS
REMAINED THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL AND WAS THE FAVORED SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...GUSTY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO PICK UP AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW
WILL SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE GAP WIND REGIONS ACROSS
PORTAGE VALLEY AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER WAVE PROGRESSES ACROSS THE
REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG COOK INLET LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING AS IT
MOVES TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS LOW AND ITS FRONT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING.
AS A RESULT...VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS NEAR BRISTOL BAY...UNTIL THIS SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED. CONDITIONS
WILL THEN REMAIN RATHER QUIET ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL A NEW SYSTEM
APPROACHES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER LEVEL JET WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS A RESULT...WEAK LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WILL DOMINATE THE BERING. COLD AIR ADVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF
THE BERING WILL SUPPORT INSTABILITY SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH THE BERING
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS DIVERGE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LONG TERM
SO THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST.
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN ACTIVE PATTERN...BUT THE JET STREAM
WILL REMAIN MAINLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AS A RESULT...A SERIES OF
WEAKER LOWS WILL IMPACT THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...ZONE 125 131
HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 132 138 140 150 155 160
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN DEC 11In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1245 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210600- ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ANOTHER STRONG CHINOOK WIND EVENT WILL AFFECT ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS SYSTEMS THAT AFFECTED ANCHORAGE THE PAST FEW WEEKENDS. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONT MOVING UP COOK INLET AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ABOVE HILLSIDE DRIVE AND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH LOWER DOWN THE HILLSIDE AS WELL AS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL CAN ALSO EXPECT TO SEE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH ANCHORAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE BACK INTO ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FINALLY LIGHTEN UP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL UNDERGO A SHIFT. STORMS WILL BEGIN TO TRACK TO OUR SOUTH AND INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE SERIES OF CHINOOK WIND EVENTS AND ALLOW COLDER AIR TO SETTLE BACK OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SEB
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 1:30 PM AKST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210600- ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... ANOTHER STRONG CHINOOK WIND EVENT WILL AFFECT ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS SYSTEMS THAT AFFECTED ANCHORAGE THE PAST FEW WEEKENDS. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONT MOVING UP COOK INLET AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ABOVE HILLSIDE DRIVE AND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH LOWER DOWN THE HILLSIDE AS WELL AS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE RIGHT ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE REST OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL CAN ALSO EXPECT TO SEE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH ANCHORAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE BACK INTO ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL FINALLY LIGHTEN UP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL UNDERGO A SHIFT. STORMS WILL BEGIN TO TRACK TO OUR SOUTH AND INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO THE SERIES OF CHINOOK WIND EVENTS AND ALLOW COLDER AIR TO SETTLE BACK OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SEB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:48 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 21, 12:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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