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Gale Warning 893, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 | 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 | 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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