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Gale Warning 897, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 8:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
874 FZAK51 PAFC 271255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
648 FZAK51 PAFC 271753 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 UPDATED ZONES 138 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB NEAR KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY THU AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 850 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 8:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 27, 8:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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