Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 954, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
733 FZAK51 PAFC 050013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE EAST GULF TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
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191 FZAK51 PAFC 051154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE WEST ON TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
897 FZAK51 PAFC 060014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
221 FZAK51 PAFC 060222 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
147 FZAK51 PAFC 061221 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
377 FZAK51 PAFC 070025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST WED THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARDS MORNING. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND... WINDS INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ 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 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON. THE GFS/ECMWF START TO DIVERGE ON THE HANDLING OF THE LOW
COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA BEYOND THIS POINT. GENERALLY...MODEL
BLENDS WILL BE TOWARD THE GFS IN THE EAST. IN THE WEST...BLENDS WILL
CONSIST OF THE GFS THROUGH WED MORNING THEN TRANSITION TO AN ECMWF
BLEND OF OFFICIAL GRIDS TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.EAST...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...KENAI PEN...AND TO THE WEST GULF THIS MORNING IS MOVING
RAPIDLY EASTWARD. STRONG GAP FLOWS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM REACHED
WARNING LEVELS ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WITH
GUSTS TO 118 MPH REPORTED ALONG THE UPPER ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE. GAP
FLOWS WERE ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHERE GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH WERE EVIDENT ALONG THE COPPER RIVER.
DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW BROUGHT WARM TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE RAIN TO
LOW LYING AREAS AND MODERATE SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE
ALASKA AND COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES.
.EAST...THE STORM FORCE LOW CENTER NEAR THE BERING STRAIT IS MOVING
NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING. BRISK WEST TO SOUTHWEST WAS WINDS ARE
EVIDENT FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO OVER SW ALASKA. COLD ADVECTION
AND LAGGING UPPER TROUGH BROUGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE WEST
WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EVIDENT OVER THE DELTA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...COLD AIR WITH INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA LATE
TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
UNTIL UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE MON AFTERNOON. EXPECT BRISK SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND LOCALIZED GAP FLOWS BEHIND COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND MON
MORNING. A SECONDARY FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF WED AND
BRINGS IN A SHOT OF MOISTURE TO THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND BRING
STRONG GAP FLOWS ESPECIALLY TO ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE...MATANUSKA
VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL.
.WEST...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND SW
ALASKA TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NW PACIFIC MOVES
TO NEAR THE RAT ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY CENTER THEN FORMS
JUST SW OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
TROUGH MOVES TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT
IMPACTS SW ALASKA TUE. A SECONDARY FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SW
OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS INTENSIFIES AND MOVES TO THE AK PEN TUE.
EXPECT WARMING TEMPS WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AS FRONTAL
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND INTO SW ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ALTHOUGH THE VARIOUS FORECAST MODELS DISAGREE ON TIMING AND STRENGTH
OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...THEY ALL AGREE IT WILL
BE QUITE ACTIVE WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ON THE WARMER SIDE OF
NORMAL FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST
AREAS ON MOST DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ZONE 145.
MARINE...STORM 170 171 172 175 176 185
GALES 120 155 160 165 179 180 351 352
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:30 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr |
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