Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 278, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 9, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858 FZAK52 PAFC 091224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY FRI. A 971 MB LOW 270 NM E OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB AND MOVE TO 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 430 NM NE OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENING TO 963 MB BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 GUSTING TO 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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831 FZAK52 PAFC 100041 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 955 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 165 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 963 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100726 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 UPDATED AREA 160 165 170 171 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 955 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 165 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 963 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF 160W. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
159 FZAK52 PAFC 101201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 960 MB SAT NIGHT AND THEN TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL AT 970 MB SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW DEVELOPS 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 975 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT. WEST OF 160W...WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 70 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
822 FZAK52 PAFC 110031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 964 MB 220 NM WEST OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SIBERIA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 996 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE STATE
REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED. THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA REMAINS ENTRENCHED. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS HAS PUSHED A
LITTLE FARTHER EASTWARD FROM YESTERDAY LEAVING ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW
OVER THE ALEUTIANS WHICH TURNS NORTHEAST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THE LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN AS THE NEXT LARGE LOW IS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. A FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF THE BERING STRAIT FRONT
IS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY REGION WHICH IS MOVING
EASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA OVERNIGHT. FARTHER EAST THE FRONT
THAT WAS BRINGING PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA YESTERDAY
HAS MOVED NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE SHORT TERM. THEY
HAVE COALESCED INTO A REASONABLE COMMON SOLUTION WITH THE LARGE STORM
IN THE BERING SEA. WHAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT TO WATCH
IS THE FORMATION OF A LOW THAT THE NAM GFS AND ECMWF HAVE IN THE
NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY. THESE MODELS EACH HAVE A LOW THERE BUT THE
GFS AND NAM DEVELOP IT ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND ON
SATURDAY WHILE THE ECMWF DEVELOPS THE MAIN LOW WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE
AREA AND THEN MOVES IT VERY QUICKLY INTO THE GULF. THE NAM/GFS
SOLUTION LOOKS LIKE THE MORE REASONABLE SOLUTION FOR THIS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FRONT IN THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY IS BRINGING A RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THOSE AREAS. AS
THIS FRONT MOVES EASTWARD OVERNIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND DIMINISH IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
THE FRONT NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER BROUGHT A SNOW ADVISORY TO THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN TODAY. THE SNOW HAS LARGELY MOVED INTO THE EASTERN PART
OF THE BASIN THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME FOG THAT DEVELOPS BEHIND IT.
THE STRONG LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN
BERING SEA AND BRING GALES AND STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS AND
THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IN THE
ALEUTIANS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM UNTIL THE COLD
AIR WRAPS AROUND AND BRINGS IN SNOW SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST FLOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LONG WAVE PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE A LOT
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE DOMINANT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. THERE WILL BE SOME WAVES THAT
MOVE THROUGH OVER THAT PERIOD BUT THE FLOW REMAINS STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY OVERT HE STATE WHICH WILL KEEP THE AREA IN AN ACTIVE
STORM TRACK WITH MOSTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 160 165 170 172 179 180 185.
STORM 175 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:58 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 25 hr |
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