Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 867, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 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.
985 FZAK51 PAFC 010002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE INLET. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
682 FZAK51 PAFC 010638 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 938 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 938 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT NEAR THE INLET. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE INLET. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
964 FZAK51 PAFC 011232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 987 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT...HIGHEST SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT...HIGHEST SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING PRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
152 FZAK51 PAFC 011806 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 905 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 987 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT...HIGHEST SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT...HIGHEST SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 905 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
747 FZAK51 PAFC 020014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF KETCHIKAN SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE ON MON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
111 FZAK51 PAFC 021209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 260 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT TO 440NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 986 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
178 FZAK51 PAFC 021353 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 260 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT TO 440NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 986 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
878 FZAK51 PAFC 030016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX LOW WITH A 981 MB CENTER 115 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 987 MB MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE BACK TO 115 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AT 984 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 30, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST FRI NOV 30 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SHORT TERM PORTION
OF THE FORECAST. FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE THE NAM WAS
GENERALLY USED FOR ITS BETTER REPRESENTATION OF SMALL SCALE
FEATURES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA. THERE IS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA WITH AN
ATTACHED LOW OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY. A TROUGH STRETCHES FROM THE
YUKON LOW INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. STRONG WINDS OVER THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AND THROUGH THE VALDEZ AREA ARE AIDED BY STRONG
PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
STRONG WINDS OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT DECREASES. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE
VALDEZ AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS THEY REMAIN CLOSER TO THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES SOUTH SATURDAY MORNING WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THERE AS WELL. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME WINDS THROUGH THESE
AREAS AS THE OVER-ALL PATTERN KEEPS THE GRADIENT IN PLACE...BUT THEY
WILL BE WELL BELOW THEIR CURRENT VALUES.
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH NORTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. HOWEVER...THERE
WILL BE A SUBTLE SHIFT IN THE PATTERN AS THE RIDGE GOES FROM
POSITIVELY TILTED (NUDGING ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA) TO NEGATIVELY
TILTED (NUDGING INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST RUSSIA) BY THE END OF
WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE YUKON LOW TO SLIDE WESTWARD
AND BEGIN TO CARVE OUT AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND
THE NORTHERN GULF.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SOME HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION...AS NORTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT CONTINUES.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORT WAVES IN THE NORTHERLY
FLOW WILL SLIDE SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL BRING JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY/DELTA AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIKELY FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS THOSE SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BERING SEA RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW THE SOUTHERN ALASKA LOW TO
SETTLE IN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL ALLOW A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATTER
PORTION OF NEXT WEEK...MAINLY COASTAL AREAS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 111 131 135.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 127 128.
GALE WARNING 121 126 130 132 150 155.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 140 141 160.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111.
LUDWIG NOV 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 30, 9:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.