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Gale Warning 905, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 FZAK51 PAFC 290027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB LATE FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING NORTHWEST AND WEAKENING. A 959 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ON SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 954 MB EARLY SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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508 FZAK51 PAFC 291255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
979 FZAK51 PAFC 291544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 138 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 50 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT BY NOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 50 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 643 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
861 FZAK51 PAFC 300010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 951 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON SUN. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAINSHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
878 FZAK51 PAFC 300148 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 CORRECTION TO ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 951 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ON SUN. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAINSHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
355 FZAK51 PAFC 301247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 175 NM S OF KODIAK MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MIDDAY SUNDAY AT 959 MB...THEN WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO 480 NM S OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF CHIGNIK AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
973 FZAK51 PAFC 301617 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 138 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 175 NM S OF KODIAK MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MIDDAY SUNDAY AT 959 MB...THEN WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO 480 NM S OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF CHIGNIK AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
499 FZAK51 PAFC 301859 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 175 NM S OF KODIAK MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY MIDDAY SUNDAY AT 959 MB...THEN WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO 480 NM S OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF CHIGNIK AT 962 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 1000 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 715 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
126 FZAK51 PAFC 310006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 980 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA AND IS DOMINATING THE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER ALASKA. ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH IS A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH LIFTING THROUGH THE MAINLAND TODAY. LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS BEING EXPERIENCED FROM THE WEST COAST TO CORDOVA.
THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS IS NEAR 180 WITH MULTIPLE MODERATE TO STRONG
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING AROUND THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH SOME
SURFACE REFLECTION AS WELL. THE STRONGEST RIGHT NOW IS HEADED TOWARD
BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED 100KT JET. THE JET
HOLDING ON IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS AROUND 180KT. AT THE
SURFACE...A FEW LOWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE BROAD BERING LOW. TWO ARE
ALONG 180 WITH ONE BEING NEAR 60N AND THE OTHER AT 50N. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THESE LOWS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE PRESENT WITH SNOW
SHOWERS AND FREEZING SPRAY. THE STRONGEST LOW IS SOUTH OF COLD BAY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS HITTING THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ANTICIPATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT AND ITS IMPACTS ON SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW
WILL LIFT INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AND WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
LOW WILL CONSOLIDATE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
RE-CURVING TO THE AKPEN LIKE TONIGHTS LOW. THERE ARE SOME
UNCERTAINTIES OF THE EXACT PATH AND TIMING OF THIS LOW. THE GFS IS
TRENDING FASTER THAN THE EC AND CANADIAN REGIONAL MODEL AND NAM.
HOWEVER...THE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY OF THIS SCENARIO HAS BEEN THERE
FOR THE GFS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE IT SLOW WHICH WILL MOVE
TIMING OF WIND EVENTS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THAT LOW WILL
MOVE INLAND ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE BERING STRAIT. ANOTHER LOW
TO MOVE OUT OF NORTH PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER WIND EPISODE TO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
THE PRECIP PICTURE CALLS FOR PERIODS OF HEAVIER PRECIP AND SOME MIX
PRECIP SINCE THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THESE LOWS IS WARM AIR MOVING INTO
THE REGION. SO TEMPS HAVE BEEN TRENDED UPWARD ABOVE MOST MOS
GUIDANCE.
IN THE MEANTIME...WEAKER LOWS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE WESTERN BERING
WITH AREAS OF PRECIPITATION AND MODERATE WINDS IN COLD AIR ADVECTION
IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING. A LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF ASIA MONDAY AND
CROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
REACHING ATTU TUESDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...BIG FOCUS FOR TONIGHT IS STRONG WINDS TO HIT TONIGHT.
A LOW IS MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WITH A FRONT PUSHING NORTH
TO THE GULF COAST. GAPS THROUGH THE TERRAIN ESPECIALLY TURNAGAIN ARM
AREA WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. NOT SO CERTAIN IT WILL PUSH DOWN THE HILLSIDE TOO
MUCH...BUT WILL SATURDAY MORNING BRIEFLY. ELSEWHERE RAIN WILL BE THE
RULE AT LOWER COASTAL LOCATIONS DOWN TO KODIAK WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
IN THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW TO
ROLL UP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS IN
THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS. PRECIP ONCE AGAIN WILL BE RAIN ALONG THE
COAST. WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR GAP AREAS AGAIN SUNDAY. TIMING AND
STRENGTH ARE A BIT UNCERTAIN...SO WENT WITH A WATCH FOR THE TURNAGAIN
ARM AREAS. ANOTHER SIMILAR LOW TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AGAIN MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE IS GOOD JET SUPPORT FOR ALL THESE WIND
STORMS WITH THE MIDDLE ONE BEING THE MOST DYNAMIC AND UNCERTAIN RIGHT
NOW.
NOT EXPECTING ANY PRECIP INLAND WITH THESE EVENT AND ALL WILL BE
RESTRICTED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL LOCALES. SOME HIGHER MOUNTAIN
ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 3 FEET OF SNOW BY MONDAY POSSIBLY
ADDING TO AVALANCHE DANGER.
SOUTHWEST...THE SAME FRONT THAT WILL BE BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TONIGHT. WARNING WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE GAPS
AND POSSIBLY SURFACE IN BRISTOL BAY A BIT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE RELATIVELY WARMER WEATHER LATELY HAS DROPPED THE CONCERN FOR
FREEZING PRECIP IN BRISTOL BAY. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE A SHOT IN
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE PRECIP SHIELD SWINGS
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT...AREAS OF HEAVIER PRECIP WILL BE
EXPERIENCED IN BRISTOL BAY DILLINGHAM WEST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL BRING SOME GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW. AS THE LOW
TRANSITS THE AREA...THE ENERGY ON THE BACK SIDE OF LOW IS QUITE BRIEF
AND INTENSE. THIS WILL BRING AN AREA OF INTENSE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
ALBEIT FAST. FOR THIS REASON...WE HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FOR HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE MIXED PRECIP WHEN
THE INTENSITY SUBSIDES A BIT LATER TONIGHT BEFORE THE INTENSE SNOW
AND WIND ON THE BACKSIDE REACHES THE AREA. DUE TO THE TEMPS IN
BRISTOL BAY...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT NO BLIZZARD WITH
TONIGHTS EVENT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LARGE UPPER LOW COMBINED WITH MULTIPLE
SURFACE LOWS ROTATING IN THE AREA. A VERY COMPLEX BUT RELATIVELY WEAK
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MEAN WARMER RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND COLDER AND SNOW SHOWERS ON
THE WESTERN BERING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA
TUESDAY NEAR ATTU AND PUSH EAST AND PULL APART. RELATIVELY BENIGN
WEATHER FOR THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CURRENT DEEP LOW IN THE BERING WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT
RE-ESTABLISHES BY MID WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
MAINLAND AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WITH RAIN/SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE
COASTAL REGIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
WINTER STORM WARNING 155
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 152
HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 351 352
GALE 125 129 138 140 141 175 176 180 411 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 176 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NELSON DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:45 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:43 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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