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Gale Warning 996, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
061 FZAK52 PAFC 171202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 970 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR MEKORYUK EARLY SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS TO 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK MON MORNING. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON...TRACK TO 140 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
501 FZAK52 PAFC 180035 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 967 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY SUN MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 976 MB AS IT DRIFTS TOWARD ST MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
218 FZAK52 PAFC 181203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. A 965 MB LOW 95 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CHIGNIK AT 984 MB EARLY MON MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB NEAR COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
380 FZAK52 PAFC 190033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 156W MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 64N 168W TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 50N 171W MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 58N 160W TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 15 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
676 FZAK52 PAFC 190309 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS NORTH TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 15 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
197 FZAK52 PAFC 191224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 990 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET AT 995 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
484 FZAK52 PAFC 191751 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE TO 990 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO COOK INLET AT 995 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
815 FZAK52 PAFC 200022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUE MORNING AT 975 MB AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 55 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. NUNIVAK ISLAND SOUTHWARD...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NUNIVAK ISLAND SOUTHWARD...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WESTWARD...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WESTWARD...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WESTWARD...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
380 FZAK52 PAFC 201215 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK THIS AFTERNOON AT SIMILAR STRENGTH. A 1001 MB LOW WILL FORM 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE TUE NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
921 FZAK52 PAFC 201857 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK THIS AFTERNOON AT SIMILAR STRENGTH. A 1001 MB LOW WILL FORM 425 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE TUE NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1000 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 16, 1:41 PM AKST, 14 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 1:41 PM AKST, 14 hours 19 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 140 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A DEEP TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA EXTENDING ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO THE TROPICS. THE UPSTREAM RIDGE THAT IS BLOCKING THIS TROUGH IS CENTERED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THESE TWO FEATURES THAT ARE DRIVING OUR WEATHER PATTERN WILL GO THROUGH CYCLES BUT OVERALL WILL NOT BE DISPLACED THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE RESULT WILL BE A CONTINUED ACTIVE PATTERN WITH A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN BENDING NORTH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGES CLEARLY DEPICT FOUR AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS OUR DOMAIN. THE ANCHOR LOW FOR THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRCULATION IS A 972 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. THE FIRST WAVE ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY IS A WEAKENING 992 MB LOW APPROACHING THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. THE SECOND LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WAVE MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LARGE SCALE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WHICH WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON OUR DOMAIN. A THIRD LOW IS DEVELOPING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA LATER THIS WEEKEND...REPLACING THE CURRENT ANCHOR LOW. IF WE ZOOM OUT A LITTLE MORE...WE CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF THE NEXT WAVE LINED UP OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THIS LAST WAVE WILL BECOME A VERY STRONG LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE ON THE FAST PACED PATTERN WITH LOW AFTER LOW DEVELOPING. THIS MORNING...THE NAM INITIALIZES VERY POORLY ON TWO OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWS. NOT SURPRISINGLY...THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER LATER THIS WEEKEND WITH SEVERAL OF THE DEVELOPING FEATURES. THERE IS MUCH MORE CONFIDENCE WITH THE ECMWF WHICH HAS SHOWN SOME RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND INITIALIZES WELL THIS MORNING ON ALL MAJOR FEATURES. THE MOST CRITICAL MODEL DIFFERENCE APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED WITH THE LATEST RUN. EARLIER THERE WAS MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH A DEVELOPING LOW ON SUNDAY...AND WHICH TRACK IT WAS GOING TO TAKE. THE GFS AND ECMWF SEEMED TO HAVE LOCKED IN ON A SIMILAR SOLUTION...TAKING THE LOW INLAND NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN WEAKENING IT SUNDAY NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CHALLENGE FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE CHINOOK WINDS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. UNTIL THEN...A SERIES OF WEAKER UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE COASTAL SECTIONS WITH RAIN AND SNOW WHILE THE INTERIOR ONLY SEES SCATTERED PRECIPITATION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CHUGACH RANGE WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL FUNNEL WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. TYPICALLY...THESE WINDS ONLY EFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BUT SINCE OUR COLD AIR HAS BEEN SCOURED OUT...IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER FOR THE STRONGER WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THIS CAN BE SEEN RIGHT NOW WITH PARTS OF THE LOWER HILLSIDE EXPERIENCING EAST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S. SO WITH EACH WAVE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE WEEKEND...WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY FOR SIGNS THAT WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE THROUGHOUT ANCHORAGE. THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE ON SUNDAY AS A LOW DEEPENS TO APPROXIMATELY 960 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW WILL QUICKLY FILTER ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY EVENING...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOWFALL BEFORE A SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE NEXT 48 HOURS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS FROM THE EAST. TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL...HOVERING JUST ABOVE FREEZING. THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AROUND BRISTOL BAY IS ON SUNDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE 960 MB LOW. LIKEWISE...LOCALLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM. UNLIKE LAST WEEK...THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DOES NOT LOOK VERY GOOD AS PLENTY OF WARM AIR SPILLS ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. BY MONDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESUME WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS PREVAILING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE CHALLENGE FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRYING TO CAPTURE THE MULTIPLE LOWS DEVELOPING AND THEN WEAKENING. WINDS AROUND THESE LOWS ARE GENERALLY GALE FORCE OR WEAKER. AT THIS TIME...THERE ARE NO THREATS FOR WATCHES OR WARNINGS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 150 155 160 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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