Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 933, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2011, 10:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2011, 10:30 AM AKST (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
071 FZAK52 PAFC 241936 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 AND 172 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 990 MB SUN MORNING 550 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 1030 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1030 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON ...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
589 FZAK52 PAFC 250007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH MON. A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW AT 984 MB MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
550 FZAK52 PAFC 251240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB MON AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AND THEN CONTINUES MOVING EAST. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
345 FZAK52 PAFC 251817 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB MON AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AND THEN CONTINUES MOVING EAST. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 915 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
543 FZAK52 PAFC 260009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 974 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
205 FZAK52 PAFC 260548 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 UPDATE 172 FOR FREEZING SPRAY. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 974 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 850 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
837 FZAK52 PAFC 261204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUES NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE AND EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS 35N THIS MORNING. AN EMBEDDED CLOSED UPPER LOW IS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA...AND ANOTHER LOW IS WELL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST AK WITH A WEAKER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND HAS SPAWNED A SECONDARY LOW THAT IS HEADED INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. ANOTHER DEEP LOW IS WELL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SURFACE RIDGES ARE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE LOW BEING SPAWNED INTO THE GULF WILL CURVE BACK TO MONTAGUE ISLAND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA SUN MORNING. THE LOW CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRANSIT THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND CURVE INTO THE GULF OF AK EARLY MON...REACHING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. BOTH OF THESE LOWS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO COASTAL AREAS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS INLAND. IN THE WEST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BERING INTO NEXT WEEK WITH NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW. NEAR THE CHAIN THIS FLOW WILL BECOME EASTERLY AS IT IS MODIFIED BY THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW RACING ALONG THE CHAIN ON SAT...AND AGAIN ON MON WHEN ANOTHER LOW MOVES EAST WITH A SIMILAR TRAJECTORY TOWARD THE GULF. THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE GFS WITH SOME EC INFLUENCE IN THE SHORT TERM...BEFORE TENDING TO HPC GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE SMALL CRAFT OR LESS...EXCEPT WHEN THE LOWS TRANSITING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN ENHANCE EAST WINDS OVER THE ISLANDS SAT AND MON. FOR SW AK...CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY EXCEPT WHEN WRAPAROUND MOISTURE FROM LOWS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SUN INTO MON AND AGAIN ON TUE. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH THE CONSECUTIVE LOWS MOVING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE KENAI TONIGHT INTO MON AND MON NIGHT INTO TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... WEAK WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING WILL PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SW AK THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ALSO KEEP SOME SNOW SHOWERS SE OF THE AK RANGE THROUGH THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES...130 132 172 175 176 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:27 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 12:13 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | 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.