Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 1024, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 FZAK51 PAFC 261258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB MON NIGHT OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB TUE NIGHT 275 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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308 FZAK51 PAFC 270034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 270730 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
261 FZAK51 PAFC 271248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
579 FZAK51 PAFC 271409 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
301 FZAK51 PAFC 271605 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
224 FZAK51 PAFC 271919 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 1020 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 705 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 510 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
362 FZAK51 PAFC 280020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND WED EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM WEST OF CORDOVA WED EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 7:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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