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Small Craft Advisory 929, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
643 FZAK52 PAFC 222358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 995 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JM
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668 FZAK52 PAFC 231213 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND THEN PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 981 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
395 FZAK52 PAFC 240009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR KING SALMON MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 980 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 983 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ JM
852 FZAK52 PAFC 241217 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 989 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 982 MB TUE MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...N 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
023 FZAK52 PAFC 250009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA TUE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 963 MB WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
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 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT DEC 22 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GUIDANCE IS NOT IN GREAT AGREEMENT TODAY. EACH MODEL IS HANDLING
THE DETAILS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. GENERALLY USED A MIXTURE OF MODELS
FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST...THE 12Z NAM AND 00Z EC BEING SLIGHTLY
PREFERRED. IN CONTRAST...FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST
THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL
PATTERN WITH SOME TIMING AND STRENGTH DIFFERENCES...BUT NOT ANY MORE
THAN USUAL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND. VIRTUALLY
ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA IS TRANSITIONING TO CYCLONIC FLOW UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THIS LOW. A CLOSED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
THE ARCTIC OCEAN JUST NORTH OF POINT BARROW IS CONTINUING TO DRIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST. SOME RIDGING STRETCHES SOUTH FROM THIS HIGH OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. A LARGE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA IS GIVING BROAD
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE KODIAK LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BROADEN AND MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL OPEN UP MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE LOW BRINGING IN MORE CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SOME MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL WORK
WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
(MAINLY SNOW) WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO AREAS FROM ABOUT SEWARD
SOUTHWARD...WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS FAR NORTH AS WHITTIER. LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT A EAST/WEST ORIENTED FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD. PRECIPITATION
FROM THIS FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AS MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW OPENS UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH
INCREASING CHANCES OF SNOW INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE/MATANUSKA/SUSITNA WILL BE ON TUESDAY AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CHANCES OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT OVER THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FROM
THE EAST. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH AND WEST
THROUGH MONDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA AND THE NEXT SYSTEM IS OFF TO THE
SOUTH.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING
SEA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BE SQUEEZED OUT FROM THE EAST AND FROM
THE WEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY BY THE KODIAK LOW AND THE RUSSIAN LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST (TUESDAY NIGHT) THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL
GRADUALLY NUDGE EASTWARD AND WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SOUTHERLY AND CYCLONIC FLOW WILL
BE THE RULE FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA AS WELL AS MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING SEA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST...FOR
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION MOST OF THE TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 138 140 160 170 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 130 140 141 150 160 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:36 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:13 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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Sources
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