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Gale Warning 887, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
449 FZAK51 PAFC 231238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER AT 994 MB MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT MIDDLETON ISLAND E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS W. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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037 FZAK51 PAFC 240003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KING SALMON MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST....E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
268 FZAK51 PAFC 240332 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KING SALMON MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST... E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
022 FZAK51 PAFC 241236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 985 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 989 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
574 FZAK51 PAFC 250036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $
782 FZAK51 PAFC 251245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
654 FZAK51 PAFC 260035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
661 FZAK51 PAFC 260605 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED EVENING. A 964 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 983 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM EAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. W OF CAPE CLEARE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 900 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
231 FZAK51 PAFC 261253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
383 FZAK51 PAFC 261350 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
539 FZAK51 PAFC 270013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 988 MB 30 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER COOK INLET LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
874 FZAK51 PAFC 271255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
648 FZAK51 PAFC 271753 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 UPDATED ZONES 138 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
835 FZAK51 PAFC 280024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 85 NM SE OF KODIAK DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TOWARDS LOWER COOK INLET. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 340 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING...STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES NORTH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
237 FZAK51 PAFC 280138 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 437 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 85 NM SE OF KODIAK DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TOWARDS LOWER COOK INLET. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH TO 340 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING...STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT...AND THEN MOVES NORTH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 437 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TOWARD MORNING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
092 FZAK51 PAFC 281255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 970 MB 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
135 FZAK51 PAFC 290027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB LATE FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING NORTHWEST AND WEAKENING. A 959 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 954 MB EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
508 FZAK51 PAFC 291255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
979 FZAK51 PAFC 291544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 50 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT BY NOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 50 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
861 FZAK51 PAFC 300010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 951 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON SUN. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAINSHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GUIDANCE IS NOT IN GREAT AGREEMENT TODAY. EACH MODEL IS HANDLING
THE DETAILS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. GENERALLY USED A MIXTURE OF MODELS
FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST...THE 12Z NAM AND 00Z EC BEING SLIGHTLY
PREFERRED. IN CONTRAST...FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST
THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL
PATTERN WITH SOME TIMING AND STRENGTH DIFFERENCES...BUT NOT ANY MORE
THAN USUAL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND. VIRTUALLY
ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA IS TRANSITIONING TO CYCLONIC FLOW UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THIS LOW. A CLOSED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
THE ARCTIC OCEAN JUST NORTH OF POINT BARROW IS CONTINUING TO DRIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST. SOME RIDGING STRETCHES SOUTH FROM THIS HIGH OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. A LARGE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA IS GIVING BROAD
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE KODIAK LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BROADEN AND MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL OPEN UP MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE LOW BRINGING IN MORE CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SOME MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL WORK
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
(MAINLY SNOW) WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS FROM ABOUT SEWARD
SOUTHWARD...WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS FAR NORTH AS WHITTIER. LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT A EAST/WEST ORIENTED FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD. PRECIPITATION
FROM THIS FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AS MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW OPENS UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH
INCREASING CHANCES OF SNOW INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE/MATANUSKA/SUSITNA WILL BE ON TUESDAY AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CHANCES OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT OVER THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FROM
THE EAST. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH AND WEST
THROUGH MONDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA AND THE NEXT SYSTEM IS OFF TO THE
SOUTH.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BE SQUEEZED OUT FROM THE EAST AND FROM
THE WEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY BY THE KODIAK LOW AND THE RUSSIAN LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST (TUESDAY NIGHT) THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY NUDGE EASTWARD AND WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHERLY AND CYCLONIC FLOW WILL
BE THE RULE FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WELL AS MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING SEA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST...FOR
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION MOST OF THE TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 140 160 170 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 130 140 141 150 160 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:36 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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