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Gale Warning 846, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2012, 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 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 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.
810 FZAK51 PAFC 072357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 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 FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT EVENING. A 966 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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912 FZAK51 PAFC 080726 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 UPDATED ZONE 140 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 FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT EVENING. A 966 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1025 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
026 FZAK51 PAFC 080810 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT EVENING. A 966 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY SAT MORNING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .SAT...E TO NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1110 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1025 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
099 FZAK51 PAFC 081259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 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 SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A 965 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND IN NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING. A 1006 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
477 FZAK51 PAFC 082359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT NIGHT. A 955 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 85 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT THIS EVENING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
622 FZAK51 PAFC 091234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Dec 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A MUCH MORE ACTIVE PATTERN IS SETTING UP OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND
THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A STRONG LOW IS SPINNING UP SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING NORTH. AN UPPER LOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
IS RETREATING NORTHWARD. THERE IS A TRANSIENT RIDGE BETWEEN THESE
TWO LOWS THAT STRETCHES FROM THE PRIBILOFS ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA (AKPEN) AND SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW. THERE
IS AN OCCLUDED FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
EASTWARD ALONG 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE TO ABOUT 155 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE. FROM THAT "TRIPLE POINT" A WARM FRONT STRETCHES EAST AND
A COLD FRONT TRAILS TO THE SOUTH.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT UNTIL ABOUT 60 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST
WHEN THEY START TO DIVERGE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE TRANSITION OF THE
MAJOR LOW AS IT MOVES INLAND...AND HOW THEY HANDLE DEVELOPMENT OF
OTHER LOWS AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. FORECASTS GENERALLY FOLLOW THE NAM
FOR THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL...AND THE ECMWF FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY THEN SLOWLY TURN
NORTHEAST BEFORE MOVING INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THAT POINT IT
BECOMES AN OPEN WAVE AND WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
AREA. CYCLONIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA ON MONDAY
WITH A WEAK RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA DURING THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW AND
OCCLUDED FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN THIS EVENING...INTO THE
PRIBILOFS AND BRISTOL BAY AREA SATURDAY MORNING...THEN INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THESE AREAS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BEHIND THE FRONT WARMER
AIR WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN FOR THE AKPEN AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA/NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM/OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MOST AREAS WILL SEE
SOME SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR
THE WEEKEND. FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AMOUNTS WILL BE
GENERALLY LESS THAN TWO INCHES.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PORTAGE VALLEY WITH THE
ONSET OF THE SNOW AND WINDS STARTING LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THEN
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TURN TO RAIN FOR AREAS ALONG THE GULF
COAST...PROBABLY MAKING THE SWITCH SATURDAY MORNING ON KODIAK AND
SATURDAY NIGHT NEAR CORDOVA. PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD STAY ALL SNOW
FOR MOST INLAND LOCATIONS.
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER
LOW OPENS UP AND ALLOWS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT INTO THE AREA.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO MAINLY SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER ON TUESDAY AS A SHORT
WAVE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK THE
WEATHER WILL BE MORE ACTIVE AS PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW WILL SEND A
SERIES OF SYSTEMS ACROSS THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 185 187 195.
BLIZZARD WATCH 125 131 155 161.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 138 150 155 170 172 179.
GALE WARNING 132 140 160 165 175 176 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 126 127 140 160 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:59 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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