Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 881, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 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.
291 FZAK51 PAFC 200034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FROM KALGIN ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FROM KALGIN ISLAND N...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ JM
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564 FZAK51 PAFC 201212 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
499 FZAK51 PAFC 210038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 310 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
526 FZAK51 PAFC 210042 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 310 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
387 FZAK51 PAFC 211242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT TO BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT S OF CAPE KULIAK. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE KULIAK. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
589 FZAK51 PAFC 211321 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 CORRECTION TO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT S OF CAPE KULIAK. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE KULIAK. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
323 FZAK51 PAFC 220010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF SITKINAK LATE SAT NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB THEN TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 19, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE ZONAL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THAT HAS PREVAILED FOR THE BETTER PART
OF A WEEK IS TRANSITIONING THIS MORNING. THE JET STREAM THAT HAD
REMAINED SOUTH OF THE STATE HAS BUCKLED AND A SIGNIFICANT RIDGE IS
BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA. AT THE SAME TIME...A LONGWAVE TROUGH
IN THE EASTERN GULF IS ALSO AMPLIFYING IN RESPONSE TO THE BUILDING
RIDGE OUT WEST. BETWEEN THESE FEATURES...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT STRETCHING FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
IS BEING ENHANCED BY COLD AIR ADVECTION MOVING IN FROM NORTHWEST
CANADA AND INTERIOR ALASKA. FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL
ARE INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY. THE GULF LOW FROM YESTERDAY IS
NOW WEAKENING AND MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC...WHILE A
MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING IS MAKING ONLY
SLOW PROGRESS EASTWARD DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF BERING SEA HIGH
PRESSURE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST PERIOD (FIRST 84 HOURS). THIS IS NOT SURPRISING
CONSIDERING THE AMPLIFIED AND RELATIVELY SLOW-MOVING FEATURES THAT
WILL BE CONTROLLING THE WEATHER OVER THE COMING DAYS. THE NAM IS THE
FAVORED MODEL EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...DUE PRIMARILY TO ITS ABILITY
TO DEPICT STRONG WINDS INTERACTING WITH COMPLEX TERRAIN. FOR THE
BERING SEA REGION...NO STRONG PREFERENCE WAS NOTED AMONG THE
MODELS...AND THE GFS WAS USED TO MAKE ONLY MINOR OVERALL CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DEFINITELY
BE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF GAP WINDS ACROSS THE USUAL SUSPECT AREAS.
THIS INCLUDES THOMPSON PASS...WHITTIER...SEWARD...AND THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY. OF THESE AREAS...THE MOST CHALLENGING WILL LIKELY BE THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE A STRONG SURFACE-BASED TEMPERATURE INVERSION
IS CURRENTLY PROTECTING THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM THE STRONG WINDS.
AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
EVENING...THINK THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
ONCE THIS HAPPENS...THE MAT VALLEY SHOULD JOIN THE OTHER LOCATIONS IN
REMAINING WINDY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE PROCESS FORCING THE
STRONG WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IS PRIMARILY A LOW-LEVEL
PROCESS CONSISTING OF A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ONGOING
WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION. THESE TWO ATMOSPHERIC FORCING MECHANISMS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...HOWEVER UPPER LEVEL
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT THE SAME TIME...WHICH SHOULD
BE THE CATALYST THAT KEEPS WINDS GOING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE TWO EVENTS MAY OVERLAP ENOUGH TO
BUMP A FEW OF THE CHANNELED AREAS TO NEAR-WARNING LEVEL GUSTS. THIS
SCENARIO LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY AROUND VALDEZ...AND A HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. NEAR THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY...CONFIDENCE IN A SIMILAR INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS REMAINS
LOW...AND THE FORECAST WILL GENERALLY MAINTAIN WIND SPEEDS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY ADVERTISED IN THE FORECAST.
SOUTHWEST...EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BOTH MODERATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE BERING SEA RIDGE
MOVES INTO THE AREA. SKIES WILL REMAIN SUNNY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AS WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME OFFSHORE BY FRIDAY. THE FRONT
CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS WILL STALL BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST ON FRIDAY. OVERALL A RELATIVELY PLEASANT SECOND HALF
OF THE WEEK IS ON TAP.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND ATTEMPT TO PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE BERING SEA WILL NOT STALL...BUT WILL
MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THIS WILL CAUSE THESE WEATHER FRONTS TO WEAKEN
SUBSTANTIALLY AND STALL BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
EACH FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG GALE-FORCE WINDS TO THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM
ENOUGH TO AVOID ANY BLIZZARD CONCERNS...AND PERHAPS EVEN SWITCH MANY
LOCATIONS OVER TO RAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT THE BERING RIDGE MORPHING INTO A
POWERFUL CLOSED UPPER HIGH BY EARLY THIS WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE HIGH
WILL NOT BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP COLD AIR AND CLEAR SKIES ACROSS
ALL OF THE MAINLAND. ALL MODELS SUGGEST...THOUGH DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON
TIMING...THAT A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL MOVE WESTWARD OUT OF CANADA
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING CLOUDS AND
THE CHANCE OF SNOW BACK TO MOST AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL...WHILE
TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131
MARINE...STORM WARNING 127 150
GALE WARNING 121 126 128 129 130 132 155 170 172 175 176 179
185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DIXON DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 8:28 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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