Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873 FZAK52 PAFC 010017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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263 FZAK52 PAFC 010029 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
516 FZAK52 PAFC 011239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 110 NM SE OF SAINT GEORGE STRENGTHENS TO 955 MB NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 60 NM W OF GAMBELL AT 966 MB BY SUN NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW DEVELOPS 380 NM S OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB SUN NIGHT 40 NM N OF PORT HEIDEN. A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 270 NM S OF ATKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT DEVELOPING LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
511 FZAK52 PAFC 020043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 965 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR CHIGNIK AT 980 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 961 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 967 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
452 FZAK52 PAFC 021253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AT 976 MB MON MORNING AND DISSIPATES MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 981 MB SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATES MON MORNING. A 962 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
133 FZAK52 PAFC 030043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 962 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 967 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 977 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
720 FZAK52 PAFC 031254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 982 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...SEAS 16 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT... SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 31, 5:55 AM AKST, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:55 AM AKST, 10 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
555 AM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN OVERALL GOOD AGREEMENT. ONLY MINOR CHANGES NEEDED TO
THE EXISTING FORECAST FOR WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TYPE...ESPECIALLY
FOR THIS MORNING.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE
COOK INLET REGION HEADED FOR THE INTERIOR OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. THE NEXT LOW IS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
AND APPEARS IMPRESSIVE ON INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE A LEFT TURN AND HEAD NORTH JUST TO THE WEST OF
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL AGAIN MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE REGION IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THIS LOW. A THIRD SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW ON THE HEELS OF
THE SECOND LOW AND AFFECT THE REGION FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
OBSERVATIONS IN THE COOK INLET REGION AND DATA FROM THE UPPER AIR
RADIOSONDE AT ANCHORAGE THIS MORNING INDICATE A DEEP WARM LAYER NEAR
THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S WITH RAINFALL IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE LOW WILL ASSURE THAT MOST AREAS SEE RAIN...WITH ONLY
ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW
IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY IS ON TRACK AS SPOTTER REPORTS WOULD SUGGEST AT
LEAST A FOOT HAS ALREADY FALLEN SOME PLACES. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN VALLEY ARE
LIKELY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WITH THIS LOW MOVING
MOVING THROUGH THE FAR EASTERN BERING SEA...THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE
MORE WARM AIR TO WORK WITH SUCH THAT LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY
FLOW INITIALLY WILL CAUSE DOWNSLOPE DRY HOLE OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE CHUGACH...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...BUT THEN
FLOW WILL VEER TO A MORE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION SOMETIME AFTER
NOON THURSDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY HELP PRECIPITATION MAKE IT INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL. STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE CURRENT SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH
AND EAST OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS FORECAST
TIMING OF THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO
THE NEXT BIG SYSTEM WHICH WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS
EVENING. MODEL FORECASTS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS MAY POSE
SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THE
EVENT SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...BUT STRONG WARMING JUST OFF
THE SURFACE WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE SNOW TO CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE STILL LOTS OF QUESTIONS AS TO
WHEN THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS AND HOW FAST IT OCCURS...BUT THERE IS THE
CHANCE THAT A QUARTER INCH OF ICE FALLS ACROSS MANY PLACES BEFORE AN
EVENTUAL CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR DILLINGHAM. WITH
THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA ZONES. AN ADDITIONAL WATCH
MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
FOR THE PRIBILOFS LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WHICH WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN
BERING. THE MAIN SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR WITH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH
RANGE...BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATER IN THE MORNING
WHICH COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS
AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. OTHERWISE...MAINLY COLD ADVECTION SHOWERS
WILL OCCUR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING BY TO
THE SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...145
WINTER STORM WATCH...155 161
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...152
MARINE...GALES...120 125 129 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
172 179 185
STORMS...130
HVY FRZG SPRY...179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC DEC 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.