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Gale Warning 976, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

151 
FZAK51 PAFC 120027
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 969 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR
CORDOVA SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NW 50
KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLAND...E WIND
50 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 65 KT TOWARDS SITKINAK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY
IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING
W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
476 
FZAK51 PAFC 121257
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS
MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. A FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
259 
FZAK51 PAFC 130018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING 300 NM SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK TUE MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 40 NM WEST OF KODIAK
CITY TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WED
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC4 days
Dec 11, 4:04 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Dec 12, 12:56 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC8 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr
Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC31 hr

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