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Gale Warning 985, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:52 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 10:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 6:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 14, 7:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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