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Small Craft Advisory 902, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
576 FZAK52 PAFC 121209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY THIS AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL THU MORNING...AND THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 40 KT S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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423 FZAK52 PAFC 130018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 991 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 994 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
272 FZAK52 PAFC 131241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 120NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI MORNING. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM 120NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND MOVE TO 240NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT THE SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING AND THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A LOW IN THE BERING STRAIGHT FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
802 FZAK52 PAFC 140000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO EASTERN THE EASTERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW IND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
984 FZAK52 PAFC 140014 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO EASTERN THE EASTERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
615 FZAK52 PAFC 140241 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO EASTERN THE EASTERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
275 FZAK52 PAFC 141213 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM W OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON AT SAME THE STRENGTH LATE THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 994 MB LOW WILL FORM 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
032 FZAK52 PAFC 141313 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 CORRECTED WORDING IN SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON AT SAME THE STRENGTH LATE THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
677 FZAK52 PAFC 150001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA BY SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 390 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT THAT WILL MOVE AND STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 215 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT . SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 Dec 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
PLUME OF DEEP LAYER PACIFIC MOISTURE EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
THIS AFTERNOON. A 135 KT JET STREAK SITS BETWEEN A NORTHERN PACIFIC
RIDGE AND UPPER LOW JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE SURFACE PRESSURE
PATTERN RESEMBLES THE UPPER AIR FEATURES WITH DEEP 968 MB LOW
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND STRONG 1042 MB HIGH OVER THE
NORTHCENTRAL/NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC WITH STRONG SOUTHERLIES BETWEEN THE
TWO. THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON THE SURFACE MAP IS AN OCCLUDED FRONT
STRETCHING FROM THE WESTERN BERING LOW THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLAND
WHERE THE TRIPLE POINT EXISTS...WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND COLD
FRONT TO THE SOUTH. THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL REVOLVE AROUND
PRECIPITATION TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT AS IT PROGRESSES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MAINLAND THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW
IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WITH FREEZING
RAIN AT KING SALMON AND DILLINGHAM CONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A WARM
LAYER OVERHEAD THE BELOW FREEZING SURFACE TEMPERATURES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TILL EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING WHEN THEY BEGIN TO GET OUT OF PHASE IN THE ZONAL
FLOW BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM. AT
THE SURFACE...THE FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE THE DEPTH AND MAGNITUDE
OF WARM AIR UP COOK INLET TOWARD THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AS WELL AS THE
STRENGTH OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MOVING
THE WARM AIR UP COOK INLET...1300 METER THICKNESS VALUES UP THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA ALONG WITH 850/925MB TEMPERATURES APPROACHING
0 DEGREES CELCIUS. WHILE THERE IS AGREEMENT WITH THE WARM AIR MOVING
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL STAY IN THE COLD AIR.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PASSING HIGH CLOUDS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY GIVE
WAY TO LOWERING CEILINGS AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW THROUGHOUT
THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN FOR HOMER
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN AROUND KENAI TOWARD MID-MORNING. WHETHER
OR NOT ANCHORAGE GETS IN ON THE WARM AIR IS STILL IN QUESTION. THE
THREAT EXISTS FOR FREEZING RAIN IN ANCHORAGE DURING THE MORNING HOURS
AS THE WARM AIR NOSES NORTHWARD. EVEN IF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL ESCAPES
THE WARM AIR FROM THE SOUTH THERE WILL BE A SECOND CHANCE FOR
FREEZING PRECIPITATION AS THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE ALOFT MOVES AWAY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING...WHICH WILL USHER IN THE THREAT FOR A
SEVERAL HOUR SPAN OF FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE COLD AIR FILTERS
BACK IN FROM THE WEST AND CHANGES THINGS OVER TO SNOW. FOR THESE
REASONS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS IN
EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE MAT-SU AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL STAY ALL SNOW AND HAVE THE CHANCE FOR
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW HAVE BEEN POSTED IN THESE AREAS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WARM FRONT IS ALREADY PUSHING ASHORE THE
MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAVE ALREADY SPREAD
OVER KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...AND JUST SOUTH OF BETHEL. AS THE WARM
FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON THE THREAT FOR FREEZING
RAIN WILL INCREASE WITH MOST LOCATIONS CHANGING FROM SNOW TO FREEZING
RAIN TO RAIN BY LATE NIGHT TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE
BEEN POSTED FOR BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION. THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL ESCAPE THE WARM LAYER AND POTENTIALLY SEE 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY FILTER BACK
INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY CHANGING PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO
SNOW...WITH THE MAIN PRECIPITATION THREAT BEING CONFINED TO THE
WESTWARD FACING SLOPES OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE AS WELL AS THE
KILBUCKS.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WELL BEHIND THE FRONT...RAIN AND GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST...CLEARING THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE PREDOMINANT FEATURE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE A BROAD
UPPER LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA. THE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO
CONTINUE WITH A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS PROPAGATING THROUGH THE FLOW FROM
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THROUGH THE MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 176
GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MTL DEC 12In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 11, 11:53 PM AKST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 430 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 AKZ101-111-121-131-141-145-120855- ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS CURRENTLY USHERING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN IS CURRENTLY MOVING ASHORE SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL REACH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ESPECIALLY FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA NORTH AND EAST...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE. SOUTHWEST FACING UPSLOPE AREAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH INCLUDES THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE...HATCHER PASS...THOMPSON PASS...TURNAGAIN PASS...TAHNETA PASS...AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UPWARDS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED THAT THIS EVENT WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW FROM ANCHORAGE NORTH AND EAST. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS A SMALL CHANCE THAT ENOUGH WARM AIR COULD SNEAK INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TO CHANGE SNOW OVER TO RAIN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR SEA LEVEL. IF THIS OCCURS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL COULD BE LOWER THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST. AS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WINDS DOWN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA...THERE REMAINS A GOOD CHANCE THAT PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION SHOULD THEN CHANGE BACK TO LIGHT SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STATEMENT WILL NOT BE UPDATED. FOR LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES TO THE FORECAST PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE. CASSELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.