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Gale Warning 993, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 15, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

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	Lasted
Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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