Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 979, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
066 FZAK51 PAFC 131248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING 60 NM SE OF PILOT POINT THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 100MB WED MORNING AT 60 NM SE OF HOMER THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
475 FZAK51 PAFC 131401 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO 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. PKZ197-140300- 500 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1005 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING 60 NM SE OF PILOT POINT THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB WED MORNING AT 60 NM SE OF HOMER THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
754 FZAK51 PAFC 140009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING AT 1000 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
096 FZAK51 PAFC 140702 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1002 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING AT 1000 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1002 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
917 FZAK51 PAFC 141230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 994 MB LOW NEAR AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT WEST AND SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON... HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
373 FZAK51 PAFC 141626 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 994 MB LOW NEAR AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT WEST AND SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON... HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 725 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 725 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
871 FZAK51 PAFC 150021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS IT PUSHES ONSHORE THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 19 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
858 FZAK51 PAFC 151241 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...MOVE TO AROUND 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 992 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
248 FZAK51 PAFC 151527 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 UPDATED ZONES 120 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...MOVE TO AROUND 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 992 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 625 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 625 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
563 FZAK51 PAFC 151617 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 716 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 995 MB THIS EVENING...MOVE TO AROUND 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 992 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 625 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 716 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 625 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
876 FZAK51 PAFC 160021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 365 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE SOUTH ENTRANCE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE SOUTH ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
756 FZAK51 PAFC 161215 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
880 FZAK51 PAFC 170027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SAT EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 965 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND APPROACH THE GULF COAST BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE 965 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
275 FZAK51 PAFC 171213 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT NEARING THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ASHORE THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MOVED
INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE OLD LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS, THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS BEING PUSHED
EAST INTO CANADA BY LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. A BROAD UPPER
LOW SITS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND SIBERIA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THE NAM APPEARS THE GULF BEST
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING OTHERWISE THE EC WAS USED FOR THE MOST PART.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM JUST WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO NEAR CORDOVA LATE TONIGHT THE WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING.
A RIDGE OF HIGH FORMING OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
ALASKA MONDAY THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND AND THE GULF
TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING 750 MILES SOUTH OF ATTU WILL
STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE STORM IN THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO FEED MOIST AIR INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE IT DIES TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT TUESDAY MORNING OVER MOST OF THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS MONDAY MORNING AND WILL
SPREAD TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY TUESDAY. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE WIND
AND SNOW HAVE CREATED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STORM IN THE WESTERN GULF HAS PUSHED SNOW
INTO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
HAVE PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND THE KING SALMON WHICH SHOULD
LAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS COVER THE
REST OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE STORM MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TUESDAY AND BRING RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH IT.
.BERING SEA...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW AND STORM TO
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE BERING SEA TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID RANGE MODELS SHOW ANOTHER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY AND DEEPENS IT RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND INTO EASTERN BERING FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND CORDOVA.
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 120 172 175
STORM 125 129 130 132 150 155 165 170 179 185
GALE 125 140 160 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 12:56 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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