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Gale Warning 894, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ JM
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049 FZAK52 PAFC 261300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
383 FZAK52 PAFC 261853 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 UPDATED ZONES 171 180 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
798 FZAK52 PAFC 270021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 988 MB IN THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING. A 972 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KISKA ISLAND AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB...THEN MOVES NEAR ADAK AT 964 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU MORNING AND MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 969 MB. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .THU...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JM
610 FZAK52 PAFC 271243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A 965 MB COMPLEX LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL FORM 140 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 160 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING...BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SAND POINT EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 9:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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