Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 854, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 FZAK51 PAFC 110002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED MORNING AND TRACK TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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965 FZAK51 PAFC 111251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
774 FZAK51 PAFC 120008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WED MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. N AND E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
465 FZAK51 PAFC 121217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 981 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...BECOMING W WIND 30 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
845 FZAK51 PAFC 130004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 969 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
785 FZAK51 PAFC 131253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
799 FZAK51 PAFC 140000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
919 FZAK51 PAFC 141243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 271 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 971 MB TO 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 987 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 10, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS PROGRESSIVE WITH
A SERIES OF TROUGHS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING WITH
A SECONDARY SMALLER SHORT-WAVE STILL OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE
IS LOTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINING OVER THE REGION. AS THESE
TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH AND COLDER AIR FILTERS IN THERE IS ENOUGH
LIFT TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. A DOWNSTREAM TROUGH AND
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW ARE TRACKING FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE
EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...AN UPSTREAM RIDGE IS
BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALASKA PENINSULA OUT AHEAD OF
THE NEXT TROUGH MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS RIDGE AND THE GULF LOW ARE LEADING
TO STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. OUT WEST A STRONG
LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS PUSHING A STORM
FORCE FRONT ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TODAY AND ADVECTING MUCH WARMER
AIR NORTHWARD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER ON EVOLUTION OF
SYSTEMS OUT WEST...PARTICULARLY WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT
LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. ECMWF NOW SEEMS TO BE THE ODD SOLUTION
OUT WITH A MUCH WEAKER TRIPLE POINT LOW. GFS/NAM/UKMET/GEMGLB ALL
AGREE ON A STRONGER LOW BUT DIFFER A BIT ON POSITION. THIS IN TURN
IMPACTS THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AS IT MOVES TO
MAINLAND ALASKA. THERE WILL BE PRECIP TYPE ISSUES AS WARM AIR
ARRIVES WITH THIS FRONT...SO THE POSITION WILL BE KEY TO FIGURING
THAT OUT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL PASS THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AND COMBINE WITH WEAK COLD
ADVECTION TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...ESPECIALLY
ALONG WEST FACING MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL END BY MORNING AS RIDGE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOTS OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IN PLACE...EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO FORM ESPECIALLY NEAR
COOK INLET. MEANWHILE...THE EAST WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
BETWEEN THE LOW MOVING TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND RIDGE BUILDING
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREADING TO
GAPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL QUICKLY CUT OFF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS THE NEXT
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES QUICKLY FROM THE BERING SEA. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD PRECIP TO MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM RESULTING IN
PRIMARILY RAIN ALONG THE COAST. IT LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY
MAKE IT NORTHWARD TO CHANGE PRECIP OVER TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN
AS FAR NORTH AS ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY. THE ONE THING WORKING
TOWARD A LONGER PERIOD OF SNOW BEFORE ANY CHANGEOVER IS THAT
SOUTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH STRONG VERTICAL MOTION FAVORS MODERATE
TO HEAVY PRECIP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE KENAI/CHUGACH/TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS. FOR THOSE AREAS THAT DO REMAIN ALL SNOW THERE COULD BE
SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW TOTALS. THE DETAILS OF PRECIP TYPE WILL HAVE
TO BE WORKED OUT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL EXIT TO THE EAST TONIGHT.
WEAK LIFT FROM THIS TROUGH COMBINED WITH WEAK LOW LEVEL COLD
ADVECTION AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE
FIRMLY OVERHEAD BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN QUICKLY HEAD EAST ON
TUESDAY AS THE FIRST OF TWO FRONTS ARRIVES FROM THE BERING. THE
FIRST FRONT WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT ARRIVES SO EXPECT PRECIP TO
BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH
FOR ALL SNOW BUT MAY WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FREEZING RAIN ALONG
THE COAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH HEAVIER PRECIP WITH THE SECOND
FRONT WILL ARRIVE BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE AIRMASS CONTINUES
TO WARM EXPECT FREEZING RAIN TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND EVENTUALLY
CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO BRISTOL BAY. PLAN
TO ISSUE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES FOR A FAIRLY LONG DURATION TO
HANDLE BOTH FRONTS...ALTHOUGH ANY SINGLE LOCATION WON'T SEE A VERY
LONG PERIOD OF FREEZING SPRAY. COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY MOVE BACK
IN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A BERING LOW TRACKS TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH WILL CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO ALL SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A SERIES OF STRONG LOWS WILL MOVE INTO OR
DEVELOP OVER THE BERING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD
GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN. THE LOWS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE
LOW WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL TRACK TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH COLDER AIR
MOVING BACK IN BEHIND IT. THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AS
ADDITIONAL LOWS MOVE IN FROM THE WEST MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT
AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE WEAKER THAN THE
CURRENT SYSTEMS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THROUGH
THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE PLACEMENT OF THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH
WILL SHIFT A BIT ALLOWING SYSTEMS TO MOVE OUT OF SIBERIA INSTEAD OF
FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THEREFORE THE AIR MASS OVER THE ALASKA
REGION WILL LIKELY BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT PRIMARILY SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172
175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 AKZ101-111-111400- ...A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE ANCHORAGE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND THEN INTO THE ALASKA MAINLAND TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDWEEK. ONE SUCH POTENT DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A STRONG WARM FRONT NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN A LOT OF MOISTURE. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WEDNESDAY. BLOWING SNOW AND PERHAPS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE A CONCERN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WINDS INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY THAT PRECLUDES ISSUING AN ADVISORY...WATCH...OR WARNING AT THIS TIME. THE GREATEST UNCERTAINTY LIES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT THAT COULD POSSIBLY WARM TEMPERATURES TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING...WHICH WOULD DECREASE THE CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BUT INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...OR EVEN RAIN FOR PARTS OF ANCHORAGE. THOSE WITH INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE ANCHORAGE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ARE URGED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADVISORIES...WATCHES...AND/OR WARNINGS WITH THIS EVENT. CASSELL
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 | 60 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:07 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 6:09 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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