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Gale Warning 1009, 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.
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. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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