Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 285, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967 FZAK51 PAFC 111254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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896 FZAK51 PAFC 112023 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 70 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 1120 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
151 FZAK51 PAFC 120027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CORDOVA SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 70 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT TOWARDS SITKINAK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
476 FZAK51 PAFC 121257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:26 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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