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Small Craft Advisory 938, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 FZAK51 PAFC 260007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AT 976 MB AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. NEAR WHITTIER....GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JAM
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597 FZAK51 PAFC 261258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS TO 979 MB MON NIGHT OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB TUE NIGHT 275 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...GUSTING 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
308 FZAK51 PAFC 270034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 270730 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING MON NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND EARLY TUE. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER COOK INLET TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY LATE EVENING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
261 FZAK51 PAFC 271248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE NEAR CORDOVA AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 25, 12:40 PM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:40 PM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1240 PM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DEEP UPPER
LEVEL CLOSED LOW JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THIS MORNING.
A TROUGH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW IS ROTATING NORTHWEST ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AND TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED
ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL BEHIND THE TROUGH. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY
BEHIND THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS PRIMARILY ALONG
THE COAST. MEANWHILE...STEADY SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND IS SPREADING WESTWARD. ANOTHER TROUGH ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE LOW IS ROTATING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
HELPING TO ENHANCE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS ACROSS THAT AREA. WEAK
COLD ADVECTION AND INSTABILITY ARE PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.
THE JET STREAM IS WELL TO THE SOUTH OF ALASKA THIS MORNING...CENTERED
BETWEEN 30N AND 40N LATITUDE FOR MUCH OF THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
THERE ARE TWO DEVELOPING STORMS ALONG THE JET. ONE LOW IS OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND IT WILL PRIMARILY MAINTAIN AN EASTERLY TRACK
AND REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE SECOND LOW IS IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC AND IS BEGINNING TO CURVE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF. IT IS
SLOWLY STRENGTHENING NOW...BUT EXPECT RAPID DEEPENING TO OCCUR ONCE
ARCTIC AIR CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA BEGINS TO FEED INTO THIS
SYSTEM TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN TRACK AND SPEED
OF NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW AS IT BOMBS OUT OVER THE GULF MONDAY.
THE GFS SHOWS GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND HAS GOOD EXCELLENT
FROM ITS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. THE 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION IS ABOUT 6 HOURS
FASTER THAN ITS PREVIOUS SOLUTION. EVEN THOUGH THE ECMWF HAS BEEN
PREFORMING BEST AS OF LATE...WILL GO WITH THE GFS POSITION WHICH
ALSO HAS SUPPORT FROM THE UKMET AND GEMGLB. THIS ALSO PROVIDES VERY
GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH THE INHERITED FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AS PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND CAUSES LOW LEVEL
FLOW TO SHIFT AROUND TO NORTHERLY. WITH THE LOW EXPECTED TO DEEPEN
TO AROUND 960 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REALLY
TIGHTEN UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST RESULTING IN STRONG GAP WINDS
THROUGH BAYS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE STORM WILL TIGHTLY WOUND SO
DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIP TO MOVE ONSHORE AS THE WINDS
RAMP UP DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND IN WHITTIER AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MONDAY NIGHT SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE ON THERE WAY DOWN. PROBABILITY IS NOT HIGH
ENOUGH TO ISSUE ANYTHING YET...BUT WILL RE-EVALUATE THIS ONCE WE
GET A LITTLE CLOSER IN TIME. THE LOW WILL LIKELY BE PULLED BACK
WESTWARD BY THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY...WHICH
MEANS ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW FROM THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA TO
ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WILL MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY SO EXPECT LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. ANOTHER
STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF MID WEEK...BUT MODELS INDICATE A MORE
EASTERLY TRACK...SO SOUTHCENTRAL MAY STAY DRY AND COLD FOR THIS
NEXT ONE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER LOW WILL WANDER AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS MEANS THINGS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY DRY AND
COLD...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND WEAK UPPER
WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW CENTER MOVE THROUGH.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...COLD ADVECTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
UPPER LOW WILL MAINTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION. THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC LOW AS IT PASSES TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THIS PERIOD WHILE PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL
RETREAT TO NORTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING STRAIT REGION BY LATE
IN THE WEEK. MODEL RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IS NOT GREAT WITH
INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...WITH DEEP
TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE REGION AND UPPER JET LOOKING LIKE IT
MAY DROP EVEN FURTHER SOUTH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MAY BE A QUIET
AND COLD PERIOD WITH MAJOR STORMS REMAINING OVER THE PACIFIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120.
GALE WARNING...121 127 130 132 150 155 175 176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...150 160 165 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 7:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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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.