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Gale Warning 1020, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 FZAK51 PAFC 251259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT BY NOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
945 FZAK51 PAFC 251529 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT BY NOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
216 FZAK51 PAFC 251646 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 35 KT THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
942 FZAK51 PAFC 252006 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 961 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON NIGHT NEAR CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 1105 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 745 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 35 KT THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
161 FZAK51 PAFC 260007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. NEAR WHITTIER....GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JAM
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 24, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN ALASKA TO REMAIN
THROUGH THE WEEK AND BECOME A BIT STRONGER AS WELL. THE BERING SHOULD
BECOME A LOT COLDER WITH A MORE DIRECT SOURCE OF COLD AIR FROM THE
ARCTIC DEVELOPING OVER THE WEEK AS THE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA
WEAKENS. MEAN RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN LOWER 48 TO REMAIN IN PLACE AS
WELL KEEPING THE STORM TRACK SQUARELY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE JET STREAM TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA STRETCHING FROM
JAPAN TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE TODAY EXTENDING FROM
THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA BACK TO BETHEL AND THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARD
THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE CLOSED LOW IS SITUATED OVER THE YK DELTA WITH
A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OF
ALASKA. A SURFACE LOW IS ROTATING NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST IN THE
EASTERN GULF TODAY. ALONG THE JET STREAM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SET TO ROTATE
INTO THE GULF ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS SITUATED AND SET TO REMAIN
CENTERED OVER EASTERN RUSSIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY SYNOPTICALLY. THE DETAILS
ARE A BIT MORE MUDDIED. FOR THE MORNING MODEL PACKAGES...THE ECMWF
SEEMED TO HANDLE THE LOW IN THE GULF THE BEST AND WAS ALMOST SPOT ON
FOR THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF ADAK. THE PATTERN IS SET UP
FOR LOWS TO RAPIDLY PUSH ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC BEFORE RE-CURVING
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS PATTERN TO REMAIN THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
THE UPPER LOW PUSHING INLAND A BIT AND SLOWLY ACROSS THE STATE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL PUSH THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE
STATE AND NOT OVER THE EASTERN BERING/WESTERN ALASKA AREA.
THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE ECMWF IN THE SHORT/MID TERM...BEFORE
TRENDING TO HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING AND ALEUTIANS...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE SMALL
CRAFT IN THE EASTERN BERING AND LESS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
BERING. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TONIGHTS LOW
AND MONDAYS LOW NEAR THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
FOR SW AK...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY EXCEPT WHEN WRAPAROUND MOISTURE
FROM LOWS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THIS WILL HAPPEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE LOW WRAPPING UP IN THE NORTHERN
GULF IS INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER THE NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED GAPS. IN
ADDITION...THE WEST TO EAST GAPS IN THE WESTERN SOUND AND BARREN
ISLAND AREA. COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL...WE HAVE ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THOMPSON PASS. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND AND SNOW TO
SPREAD INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL LATER TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE
AS IT MOVES INLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY AND ONSHORE FLOW FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG COAST
LOCATIONS/UPSLOPE AREAS AND SNOW SHOWERS INLAND. THE NEXT LOW WRAPS
INTO THE AREA MONDAY. WITH NORTHEAST FLOW...THE AHEAD OF THE
LOW...MOST INLAND AREAS WILL BE DRY MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. THIS
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUND AS WELL MONDAY NIGHT AND SNOW SHOULD
SPREAD INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA. THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTH TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE OVERALL PATTERN OVER THE STATE WILL PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AND KEEP THE STORM TRACK THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE FLOW MAY CHANGE A BIT BY THURSDAY WITH THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE
EASTERN BERING MOVING INLAND A BIT. THIS TRACK WOULD LIKELY FAVOR
MORE OF THE SYSTEM DIRECTLY PUSHING TO THE PANHANDLE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES...130 132 121 150
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 130 132 138 140 141
150 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 25, 7:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 hr |
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