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Gale Warning 1028, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 28, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 28, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST (18:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

023 
FZAK51 PAFC 281802 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA 
THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
366 
FZAK51 PAFC 281838 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
938 AM AKST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA 
THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL
WEAKEN TO 990 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
900 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
938 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
537 
FZAK51 PAFC 290030
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 993 MB.

$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE GREAT LAND
THIS MORNING. SEVERAL UPPER LOW CENTERS EXIST WITHIN THE TROUGH WITH
THE DOMINANT ONE MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. A STRONG SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW AND WILL AFFECT THE
PANHANDLE. SEVERAL OTHER WEAKER SHORTWAVES ARE IN LINE FROM THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE WESTERLY JET STREAM
IS WELL TO THE SOUTH IN THE PACIFIC MAKING IT A NON PLAYER IN THE
FORECAST TODAY. DESPITE THE WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPPER LOW TEMPERATURES ARE WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE
STATE SAVE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL WHERE THE ARCTIC AIR HAS BEEN
BUFFERED BY THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE. EVEN WITH THE LACK OF UPPER
LEVEL FORCING MUCH OF THE BERING IS COVERED IN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE
ARCTIC NORTHERLY FLOW OVER RELATIVELY WARMER OCEAN WATERS. AT THE
SURFACE...A 967MB LOW APPROACHES THE PANHANDLE AND A 1030MB HIGH SITS
OVER SIBERIA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES SENDS A BRISK
NORTHERLY FLOW ORIGINATING FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN DOWN THROUGH THE
BERING SEA. SEVERAL WEAKER SURFACE LOWS LIE UNDER THE WESTERLIES FROM
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND GULF OF
ALASKA...WHICH IS THE PREVAILING STORM TRACK RIGHT NOW.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH FIRMLY IN PLACE GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IN THE SHORT
TERM. CONSENSUS HAS THE UPPER LOW RELOCATING TO NEAR THE SEWARD
PENINSULA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES THAT
ARISE IN REGARDS TO WEAK FEATURES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AND
WITH A STRONGER WAVE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THERE IS A BIT MORE
SPREAD IN THE SOLUTIONS WITH A SURFACE LOW IN THE BERING TOWARD THE
END OF THE WEEK AND A LOT MORE DISAGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND
PLACEMENT OF A LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF FOR THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL FORCING ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE UPPER LOW HANGING AROUND COMBINED WITH
SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL KEEP PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH MORNING WITH LITTLE
ACCUMULATION. CLOUD COVER WILL HANG AROUND THE SOUTH CENTRAL KEEPING
TEMPERATURES FROM BOTTOMING OUT. SINCE THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
REMAINS STAGNANT SO WILL THE FORECAST. GENERALLY COLD WITH PERIODS OF
LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BITTER COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. COASTAL REGIONS HAVE BEEN MODERATED
TO AN EXTENT TEMPERATURE-WISE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO
DETERIORATE AS A SLUG OF POLAR AIR SHIFTS OVER THE AREA FROM THE
NORTH. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE INSTABILITY FROM THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ARCTIC AIR AND THE
WATER. THE BIGGER CONCERN WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES IS FOG
POTENTIAL...MAINLY IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. COLD NORTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE WARMER WATERS CREATING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. THOSE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A
DEVELOPING LOW WILL DRAG A FRONT FROM WEST TO EAST BRINGING AN
ENHANCED PERIOD OF SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AS THE LONG AS THE
CURRENT PATTERN STAYS IN PLACE THESE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE CURRENT PATTERN WILL STAY THE NORM THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
THE FAVORED STORM TRACK WILL TAKE SYSTEMS FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. SEVERAL WEAK
UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW FURTHER NORTH BUT
GENERALLY COLDER AND DRIER FOR THE TIME BEING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 150 160 179 185
GALE 130
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL DEC 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days

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