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Gale Warning 890, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 FZAK52 PAFC 250009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA TUE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 963 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
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676 FZAK52 PAFC 251215 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 971 MB THEN MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AT 965 MB. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT AT 960 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT AT 969 MB. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
408 FZAK52 PAFC 260011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 961 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AT 976 MB. A 976 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB...THEN DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A 979 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB AS IT MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...E WIND 35 KT. E OF 160W...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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