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Small Craft Advisory 892, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
667 FZAK52 PAFC 071202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE TONIGHT AT 976 MB THEN TO KING ISLAND LATE THU NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SHEMYA LATE THU NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 973 MB. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
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857 FZAK52 PAFC 080039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 990 MB THU NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 185 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176W. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
674 FZAK52 PAFC 081202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF NOME LATE THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB THEN INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 270 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 961 MB. A 959 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 340 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 090034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY FRI. A 975 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 285 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 948 MB FRI NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT EXTENDS NORTHWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE INTERIOR IS AMPLIFYING AND DRIFTING EASTWARD TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP THE 250 MB JET STREAM OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE FEATURES REFLECT THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH A RIDGE OFF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND A LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS A BIT OF A BREAKDOWN IN THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE FORECAST THOUGH THE OVERALL LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS CONSISTENT. IN THE SHORT TERM THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS BETWEEN MODELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THERE WILL BE A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW WILL HAVE A BIT OF AN IMPACT ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND GULF COAST FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AREA TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING TODAY. THE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP QUICKLY SO IT MAY END UP BEING CANCELED EARLY AND NOT RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. ONCE TEMPERATURES WARM UP ABOVE FREEZING IN THAT AREA THEY SHOULD REMAIN THERE AS WARM ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IN FACT THE ENTIRE EASTERN BERING SEA REGION INCLUDING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL SEE MILD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT IN THIS WARM ADVECTION AND WIND. THE WIND WILL KEEP THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WELL MIXED AND PREVENT STEEP INVERSIONS FROM SETTING UP OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP TEMPERATURES WARMER. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO MOST GULF COASTAL REGIONS AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE BY MORNING. WINDS WIND INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND DOWN COOK INLET TOMORROW AND EASE UP SOME TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW TO THE COOK INLET REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE WINDS KICK IN AND DOWNSLOPE TAKES OVER. AS WINDS DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY IN THE ANCHORAGE AND MATSU AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT PATTERN. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED LARGE SCALE TROUGHING IN THE BERING WITH RIDGING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE INTERIOR. STORM TRACKS FAVORED IN THIS REGIME ARE ONES THAT DEVELOP NORTHERN PACIFIC LOWS THAT MIGRATE INTO THE BERING SEA WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND TRIPLE POINT LOWS PROGRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 185. STORM 120. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:11 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 7, 6:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:19 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 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.