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Small Craft Advisory 949, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 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.
537 FZAK51 PAFC 290030 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 993 MB. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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246 FZAK51 PAFC 291223 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
905 FZAK51 PAFC 291519 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
171 FZAK51 PAFC 291803 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 900 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
206 FZAK51 PAFC 300049 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
792 FZAK51 PAFC 301210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 28, 12:20 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 12:20 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE AND BROAD LONG-WAVE TROUGH
REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE ALASKA REGION. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE UPPER LOW CENTERS EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGE CLOSED
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE PRIMARY UPPER
CENTER HAS MOVED TO THE INTERIOR ALLOWING WESTERLY FLOW TO
RESUME ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. A SHORT-WAVE WHICH HAS BEEN NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER COOK INLET SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING RESULTING IN
STEADY SNOW FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT-SU HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO
PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH HELP FROM ANOTHER WEAK WAVE MOVING
IN FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THUS EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO TAPER TO
FLURRIES IN THIS REGION. SNOW ALONG AN INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS ALSO BEGINNING
TO PROGRESS NORTHEASTWARD. WEST OF THE MAINLAND BROAD NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW WITH WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES DOMINATES THE BERING SEA REGION
RESULTING IN SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A WEAK SURFACE
LOW HAS FORMED OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF ONE OF THE
STRONGER SHORT-WAVES MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA. THIS LOW WILL AFFECT
THE BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
FRIDAY. SOLUTIONS THEN DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY AS WE HEAD THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THEY ALL INDICATE AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC EVENTUALLY LEADING TO A STORM MOVING UP INTO
THE GULF...BUT DISAGREE ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM
AS WELL AS HOW THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING INTERACTS WITH IT.
THE ECMWF IS THE ONLY MODEL TO SHOW RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. IN
FACT THE CONSISTENCY IS QUITE REMARKABLE CONSIDERING WHERE THE
SYSTEM IS COMING FROM AND HOW FAR OUT IN TIME IT IS. WILL MAKE
CHANGES MAINLY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL TO TREND
HEAVILY TOWARD THIS ECMWF SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING
IN AREAS OF SNOW MAINLY FROM EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. AS IS TYPICAL IN THIS PATTERN A SEMI-PERMANENT
LOW WILL SET UP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING TONIGHT. AN UPPER
LOW/SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA TODAY
AND TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL HELP ADVECTION SOME MOISTURE
INLAND WHILE THE TROUGH PROVIDES LIFT. THEREFORE...EXPECT AREAS OF
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP. WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE
SNOW RATIOS WILL BE HIGH...SO AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST COUPLE
DAYS IT WON'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF MOISTURE TO GENERATE A FEW INCHES
OR MORE OF FLUFFY SNOW. WILL UP POPS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEATHER WILL REMAIN VERY COLD AND MOSTLY DRY
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. UPPER LOW/TROUGH
WILL MOVE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING A REINFORCING
SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR. THERE MAY BE A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW RIGHT
AS THIS MOVES THROUGH...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. WINDS ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST COMBINED WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN WIND CHILLS APPROACHING ADVISORY LEVEL OF 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEAK UPPER WAVES COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL
COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EASTERN TO CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOW
CURRENTLY FORMING OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL MAKE ITS WAY
EASTWARD ACROSS THE HEART OF THE BERING SEA PROVIDING A TEMPORARY
CHANGE IN FLOW...BUT NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESUME
BEHIND IT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SHIFT NORTH AND
WEST AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE
DOWNSTREAM FLOW BECOMES HIGHLY AMPLIFIED. THIS WILL ALLOW STORMS
FORMING OVER THE PACIFIC TO TRACK NORTHWARD TO THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BRINGING AT LEAST A TEMPORARY RETURN TO MORE
ACTIVE WEATHER. MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH THE DETAILS OF
THIS...ALTHOUGH AS MENTIONED IN THE SHORT-TERM MODEL DISCUSSION
ABOVE THE ECMWF DOES SHOW GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM.
EVEN WITH THIS CHANGE EXPECT ARCTIC AIR TO REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE
OVER THE ALASKA REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 132 138
150 160 179 185.
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 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 9:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 43 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.