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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
470 FZAK52 PAFC 191249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN BERING BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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982 FZAK52 PAFC 191439 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN BERING BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
805 FZAK52 PAFC 200019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAND POINT IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU... N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF KISKA...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 7:23 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 1:15 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr |
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