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Small Craft Advisory 909, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 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.
805 FZAK52 PAFC 151205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT EVENING 240 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO JUST NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST WEST OF ATKA MON MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY..N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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026 FZAK52 PAFC 160023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO OVER THE YUKON DELTA SUNDAY. A 1000 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND. A 991 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SUN EVENING MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
638 FZAK52 PAFC 161224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AND MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA SUNDAY NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY MORNING THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER TO 975 MB IN THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT... PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
297 FZAK52 PAFC 170017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING MOVES TO NEAR UNIMAK PASS AT 981 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUNIVAK ISLAND N...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .MON...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
907 FZAK52 PAFC 171230 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 990 MB THIS AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 80 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 978 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
006 FZAK52 PAFC 180020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DECREASING TO 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS IN THE EAST ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OUT WEST...MODEL CONSENSUS IS POOR WITH THE NEXT WAVE WHICH IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA SUN AND MON. THE NAM/GFS ARE FASTER AND STRONGER WITH THIS LOW...WHERE AS THE GEM AND ECMWF AND SLOWER AND INITIALLY A LITTLE WEAKER. CURRENT THINKING IS TO LEAN TOWARD A BLEND OF THE CURRENT GRIDS WITH THE THE FASTER AND STRONGER GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS. .ANALYSIS... STRONG INVERSIONS AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG OVER COOK INLET...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF PUSHED SNOW SHOWERS UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRODUCED GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALONG THE SW COAST PRODUCED SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF SW ALASKA. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE ALSO PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE DELTA. SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE INVERSIONS SHOULD WEAKEN SOME OVER COOK INLET...ANCHORAGE BOWL...MAT VALLEY TONIGHT WITH THE ONSET OF COLD ADVECTION. THUS WE SHOULD SEE A REDUCTION IN EXTENT OF STATUS AND FOG. LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE MAINLAND. BUILDING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG WITH COLD ADVECTION FROM THE INTERIOR WILL PRODUCE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE THE REGION...THE STRONGEST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN KENAI. .SW ALASKA...THE LOW OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY WILL MOVES SE AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE DELTA THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT SOME PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE DELTA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE SW COAST. A WEAK WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA APPROACHES SW AK ON SAT NIGHT AND BRINGS A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE DELTA...THEN A CHANCE TO BRISTOL BAY SUN. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SNOW/MIXED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEEKEND. A DEVELOPING STORM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND SOME RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN. MODEL CONSENSUS WITH THIS CENTER IS POOR...SO TIMING AND INTENSITY AT THIS TIME IS PROBLEMATIC. LONG TERM...LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST AS MODELS DIFFER IN THE AMPLIFICATION OF A RIDGE OVER THE BERING TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE TREND WITH FOR THE WEATHER NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRIER AND COLD AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS THROUGH MID WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 130 132. GALES 121 127 129 138 150 155 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 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.