Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 1011, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 21, 4:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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