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Gale Warning 857, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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