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Small Craft Advisory 926, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2011, 10:10 PM AKST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
795 FZAK51 PAFC 211300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF TODAY. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT SAME INTENSITY THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS IN PLACE TO 985 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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270 FZAK51 PAFC 220001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK TO 40 NM EAST OF WHITTIER THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THU NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
837 FZAK51 PAFC 221259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 969 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE THU NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND ALONG THE COAST...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
333 FZAK51 PAFC 230024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
507 FZAK51 PAFC 230708 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 20, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
230 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.AT THE SURFACE...A 978 MB LOW IS MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS BRISTOL BAY
TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WHILE THIS LOW HAS ALREADY REACHED ITS
MAXIMUM STRENGTH...IT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SINCE THIS MORNING. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT IS BRINGING
RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA AND GUSTS TO OVER
70 MPH AT GLEN ALPS. STRONG GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. OUT WEST...CONDITIONS ARE RATHER QUIET WITH A WEAK LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING.
.UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENCOMPASSES THE BERING AND WESTERN
MAINLAND ALASKA. A JET IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING THE SURFACE LOW NEAR
BRISTOL BAY...BUT THIS JET IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. FURTHER
WEST...THE JET STREAM IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. AS A RESULT...NO NEW STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE POISED
TO IMPACT ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM IN
THE PROGRESSION OF THE BRISTOL BAY LOW TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE MORE SUBSTANTIALLY
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS ONE LOW APPROACHES THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND A SECOND LOW APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF HAS
REMAINED THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL AND WAS THE FAVORED SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...GUSTY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO PICK UP AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW
WILL SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE GAP WIND REGIONS ACROSS
PORTAGE VALLEY AND THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER WAVE PROGRESSES ACROSS THE
REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG COOK INLET LATE TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING AS IT
MOVES TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS LOW AND ITS FRONT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING.
AS A RESULT...VISIBILITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS NEAR BRISTOL BAY...UNTIL THIS SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED. CONDITIONS
WILL THEN REMAIN RATHER QUIET ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL A NEW SYSTEM
APPROACHES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER LEVEL JET WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS A RESULT...WEAK LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WILL DOMINATE THE BERING. COLD AIR ADVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF
THE BERING WILL SUPPORT INSTABILITY SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH THE BERING
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS DIVERGE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LONG TERM
SO THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST.
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE AN ACTIVE PATTERN...BUT THE JET STREAM
WILL REMAIN MAINLY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. AS A RESULT...A SERIES OF
WEAKER LOWS WILL IMPACT THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...ZONE 125 131
HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 132 138 140 150 155 160
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:48 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 21, 12:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 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.