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Gale Warning 990, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 FZAK52 PAFC 151204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 944 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 959 MB THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR MEKORYUK AT 975 MB FRI EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 140 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 974 MB FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR NIKOLSKI EARLY SAT MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT SUBSIDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 43 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SEAS 34 FT BUILDING TO 43 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 39 FT SUBSIDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...SW 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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155 FZAK52 PAFC 160016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 65 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. A 987 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 970 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 38 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK ISLAND N.. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...S 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
795 FZAK52 PAFC 161202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF TOGIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF HOOPER BAY AT 979 MB THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE AROUND 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SAT MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 969 MB SAT MORNING...THEN TRACK TO NEAR MEKORYUK EARLY SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
880 FZAK52 PAFC 170011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN DRIFT TO 150 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 965 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT EVENING AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AT 962 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 14, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKST WED DEC 14 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO POWERFUL
SYSTEMS APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FIRST
LOW WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC YESTERDAY IS NOW ABOUT
250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL
PRESSURE AROUND 955 MB. AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUED TO DIG
SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT THE TROUGH BECAME NEGATIVELY TILTED AND
FORCED THIS LOW TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD. THIS MOTION IS SLOWING
AND EXPECT THE LOW TO STALL SOMETIME SOON. MEANWHILE A SECOND LOW
DEVELOPED AT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND AT THE HEAD OF A STRONG
UPPER JET. THIS LOW IS MARGINALLY WEAKER AND IS TRACKING NORTHWARD.
AS THE JET CONTINUES EASTWARD THIS LOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO CURVE BACK
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WILL INTERACT WITH THE FIRST LOW...LIKELY
CONSOLIDATING INTO A SINGLE LOW. THE FORECAST CHALLENGE OF THE DAY
IS FIGURING OUT WHEN AND WHERE THESE LOWS WILL MERGE. THIS WILL
HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE WIND FORECAST FROM COLD BAY TO
DUTCH HARBOR. FOR NOW...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WINDS ARE
RAPIDLY INCREASING THIS MORNING.
LOOKING DOWNSTREAM FROM THIS SYSTEM A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW WHICH
FORMED YESTERDAY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND IS NOW DISSIPATING EAST OF
KODIAK ISLAND AS UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE IS MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS
THE GULF. THIS TROUGH IS PRODUCING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW FROM PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER BASIN. A BAND OF SNOW ALSO DEVELOPED
NEAR ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING AND HAS BEEN TRACKING NORTH AND WEST
INTO THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. IT APPEARS THAT LOW LEVEL
ISENTROPIC LIFT IS COMBINING WITH A SHORT-WAVE TO THE NORTH (WHICH
IS JUST BARELY CLIPPING THIS AREA) TO PRODUCE THIS BAND OF SNOW.
THE AREA OF LIFT WILL HEAD UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY SO EXPECT SNOW
TO DIMINISH IN THE SOUTH THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AND SPREAD TO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE ECMWF IS VERIFYING BEST WITH THE TWO LOWS
OUT WEST AND IS THE PREFERRED MODEL WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THESE
SYSTEMS. THE NAM IS NOT CARRYING THE SECOND LOW...BUT ONCE LOWS
MERGE INTO ONE THE TRACK IS SIMILAR TO THE ECMWF. THEREFORE...WILL
MAKE USE OF BOTH THE ECMWF AND NAM TO MAKE FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOWS
OUT WEST WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OF THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
WITH THE PARENT LOW REMAINING BACK OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUING TO BUILD EASTWARD THE UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY WILL BECOME MUCH WEAKER AS IT REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
THEREFORE...EXPECT MOST OF THE PRECIP TO BE FOCUSED ALONG THE FRONT
AND TO BE FAIRLY SHORT-LIVED. THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION WILL
SEE THE HEAVIEST PRECIP RIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AS IS
TYPICAL EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE A PERIOD OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION ONCE WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT
CREATING UPSLOPE FLOW. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL EXIT THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BUT ANOTHER WEAK UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF FRIDAY BRINGING A GOOD SHOT OF PRECIP TO MAINLY COASTAL
AREAS LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS OF THIS BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE WEAK AND DISORGANIZED SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO BRISTOL BAY
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY. THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL SEE THE HIGHEST IMPACT
WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE BRIEFLY WITH
SNOW RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY VERY BRIEFLY REACH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS BUT
DO NOT EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
BLIZZARD WARNING. WITH EASTERLY FLOW ANY PRECIP THAT FALLS ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE.
THE MORE INTENSE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON. BY THE TIME THE FRONT REACHES THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA EXPECT SNOW TO BE VERY LIGHT SO BLOWING SNOW SHOULD
NOT BE A HUGE PROBLEM...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME VISIBILITY
REDUCTION ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. AFTER THIS FRONT MOVE
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS
WEAK UPPER LEVEL FEATURES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...BUT EXPECT MOST
AREA WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE
FRONT THIS ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
HOWEVER...AS THE LOW CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND DRIFTS
INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY STRONG SOUTHERLIES WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE PENINSULA. WINDS WILL DROP OFF BEHIND THE FRONT BUT WILL THEN
INCREASE BY MORNING. THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA GOES THROUGH 5 AM THURSDAY BUT WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER
EXTENDING ADJUSTING THIS. WILL WAIT UNTIL MORE MODEL RUNS COME IN
TO SEE IF THERE IS BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE TRACK OF THIS LOW BEFORE
MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE EXISTING WARNING. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY
WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY SO WINDS WILL COME DOWN QUICKLY
DURING THIS PERIOD. MEANWHILE ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO
THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 970S THE PRESSURE
ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALREADY BE QUITE LOW ACROSS THE REGION SO
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD BE OTHERWISE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING WITH STRONG
UPPER JET ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD MAINLAND
ALASKA WILL MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND LOCATION OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS IS
LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181 185.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...155 165 170.
STORM WARNING...150 160 171 172 179.
GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 138 175 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 6:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 15, 7:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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