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Storm Warning 275, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 6, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 8, 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.

377 
FZAK51 PAFC 070025
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM
THE SOUTHWEST WED THROUGH THU. 

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARDS MORNING.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...
WINDS INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JAM

4 follow-up statements

566 
FZAK51 PAFC 071224
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY
THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

891 
FZAK51 PAFC 071512 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
610 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

UPDATED AREA 121

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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY
THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
610 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO N
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

579 
FZAK51 PAFC 080043
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
THU. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 110 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS
EVENING AND DRIFT TO 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1010 MB FRI.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM

067 
FZAK51 PAFC 081155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB THEN 
TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...
E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THAT EXTENDS NORTHWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INTO THE INTERIOR IS
AMPLIFYING AND DRIFTING EASTWARD TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THIS WILL KEEP THE 250 MB JET STREAM OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE FEATURES REFLECT THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
WITH A RIDGE OFF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA AND A LARGE LOW IN THE BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THERE IS A BIT OF A BREAKDOWN IN THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES OVER
THE WEEKEND THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE FORECAST THOUGH THE
OVERALL LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS CONSISTENT.
IN THE SHORT TERM THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS BETWEEN MODELS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THERE WILL BE A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS LOW WILL HAVE A BIT
OF AN IMPACT ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND GULF COAST FORECASTS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY HAS BEEN IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER A BLIZZARD
WARNING TODAY. THE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP QUICKLY SO IT MAY END
UP BEING CANCELED EARLY AND NOT RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. ONCE
TEMPERATURES WARM UP ABOVE FREEZING IN THAT AREA THEY SHOULD REMAIN
THERE AS WARM ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IN FACT THE
ENTIRE EASTERN BERING SEA REGION INCLUDING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL SEE MILD TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT IN THIS WARM ADVECTION AND WIND. THE WIND WILL KEEP THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WELL MIXED AND PREVENT STEEP INVERSIONS FROM SETTING
UP OVERNIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP TEMPERATURES WARMER.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT WITH
PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO MOST GULF COASTAL REGIONS AND ALONG THE
ALASKA RANGE BY MORNING. WINDS WIND INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
DOWN COOK INLET TOMORROW AND EASE UP SOME TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW TO THE COOK INLET REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY
BEFORE THE WINDS KICK IN AND DOWNSLOPE TAKES OVER. AS WINDS DIMINISH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY IN THE ANCHORAGE AND MATSU
AREAS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE
CURRENT PATTERN. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED LARGE SCALE TROUGHING IN THE
BERING WITH RIDGING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE INTERIOR.
STORM TRACKS FAVORED IN THIS REGIME ARE ONES THAT DEVELOP NORTHERN
PACIFIC LOWS THAT MIGRATE INTO THE BERING SEA WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTS
AND TRIPLE POINT LOWS PROGRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180
185. STORM 120. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 6, 3:53 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	13 hr
Dec 6, 3:59 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	9 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 6, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 6, 4:11 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	20 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 7, 5:00 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	35 hr
Dec 7, 6:10 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	10 hr
Dec 7, 2:19 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.