Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 299, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 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 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 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.
275 FZAK51 PAFC 171213 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT NEARING THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ASHORE THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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813 FZAK51 PAFC 180019 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING. A SECOND STRONGER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACH THE GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE 958 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING FOR SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT SOUTH OF KACHEMAK BAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT AND THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
044 FZAK51 PAFC 181242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB MON MORNING AND MOVE INLAND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
002 FZAK51 PAFC 190018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR PORT HEIDEN MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE 45 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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