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Small Craft Advisory 946, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
891 FZAK52 PAFC 290051 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO 979 MB SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN MORNING. A 963 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 976 MB WHILE MOVING TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 954 MB SAT EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE... 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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505 FZAK52 PAFC 291244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB 100 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 970 MB COMPLEX LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB 110 NM NORTHWEST OF BETHEL LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT BY MIDDAY. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
232 FZAK52 PAFC 291642 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 165 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB 100 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 970 MB COMPLEX LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 954 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 961 MB 70 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB 110 NM NORTHWEST OF BETHEL LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT BY MIDDAY. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
529 FZAK52 PAFC 300000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TO 80 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF MON AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW 265 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM WEST OF ADAK SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF PORT MOLLER...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 28, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA AND IS DOMINATING THE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER ALASKA. ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONGWAVE TROUGH IS A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH LIFTING THROUGH THE MAINLAND TODAY. LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS BEING EXPERIENCED FROM THE WEST COAST TO CORDOVA.
THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS IS NEAR 180 WITH MULTIPLE MODERATE TO STRONG
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING AROUND THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH SOME
SURFACE REFLECTION AS WELL. THE STRONGEST RIGHT NOW IS HEADED TOWARD
BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ASSOCIATED 100KT JET. THE JET
HOLDING ON IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS AROUND 180KT. AT THE
SURFACE...A FEW LOWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE BROAD BERING LOW. TWO ARE
ALONG 180 WITH ONE BEING NEAR 60N AND THE OTHER AT 50N. ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THESE LOWS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE PRESENT WITH SNOW
SHOWERS AND FREEZING SPRAY. THE STRONGEST LOW IS SOUTH OF COLD BAY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GALE FORCE WINDS HITTING THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ANTICIPATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT AND ITS IMPACTS ON SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW
WILL LIFT INTO THE NORTHERN BERING AND WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
LOW WILL CONSOLIDATE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
RE-CURVING TO THE AKPEN LIKE TONIGHTS LOW. THERE ARE SOME
UNCERTAINTIES OF THE EXACT PATH AND TIMING OF THIS LOW. THE GFS IS
TRENDING FASTER THAN THE EC AND CANADIAN REGIONAL MODEL AND NAM.
HOWEVER...THE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY OF THIS SCENARIO HAS BEEN THERE
FOR THE GFS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE IT SLOW WHICH WILL MOVE
TIMING OF WIND EVENTS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THAT LOW WILL
MOVE INLAND ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO THE BERING STRAIT. ANOTHER LOW
TO MOVE OUT OF NORTH PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER WIND EPISODE TO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
THE PRECIP PICTURE CALLS FOR PERIODS OF HEAVIER PRECIP AND SOME MIX
PRECIP SINCE THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THESE LOWS IS WARM AIR MOVING INTO
THE REGION. SO TEMPS HAVE BEEN TRENDED UPWARD ABOVE MOST MOS
GUIDANCE.
IN THE MEANTIME...WEAKER LOWS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE WESTERN BERING
WITH AREAS OF PRECIPITATION AND MODERATE WINDS IN COLD AIR ADVECTION
IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING. A LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF ASIA MONDAY AND
CROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
REACHING ATTU TUESDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...BIG FOCUS FOR TONIGHT IS STRONG WINDS TO HIT TONIGHT.
A LOW IS MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WITH A FRONT PUSHING NORTH
TO THE GULF COAST. GAPS THROUGH THE TERRAIN ESPECIALLY TURNAGAIN ARM
AREA WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. NOT SO CERTAIN IT WILL PUSH DOWN THE HILLSIDE TOO
MUCH...BUT WILL SATURDAY MORNING BRIEFLY. ELSEWHERE RAIN WILL BE THE
RULE AT LOWER COASTAL LOCATIONS DOWN TO KODIAK WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
IN THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW TO
ROLL UP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS IN
THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS. PRECIP ONCE AGAIN WILL BE RAIN ALONG THE
COAST. WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR GAP AREAS AGAIN SUNDAY. TIMING AND
STRENGTH ARE A BIT UNCERTAIN...SO WENT WITH A WATCH FOR THE TURNAGAIN
ARM AREAS. ANOTHER SIMILAR LOW TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AGAIN MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE IS GOOD JET SUPPORT FOR ALL THESE WIND
STORMS WITH THE MIDDLE ONE BEING THE MOST DYNAMIC AND UNCERTAIN RIGHT
NOW.
NOT EXPECTING ANY PRECIP INLAND WITH THESE EVENT AND ALL WILL BE
RESTRICTED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL LOCALES. SOME HIGHER MOUNTAIN
ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 3 FEET OF SNOW BY MONDAY POSSIBLY
ADDING TO AVALANCHE DANGER.
SOUTHWEST...THE SAME FRONT THAT WILL BE BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALSO CREATE EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TONIGHT. WARNING WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE GAPS
AND POSSIBLY SURFACE IN BRISTOL BAY A BIT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE RELATIVELY WARMER WEATHER LATELY HAS DROPPED THE CONCERN FOR
FREEZING PRECIP IN BRISTOL BAY. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE A SHOT IN
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE PRECIP SHIELD SWINGS
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT...AREAS OF HEAVIER PRECIP WILL BE
EXPERIENCED IN BRISTOL BAY DILLINGHAM WEST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL BRING SOME GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW. AS THE LOW
TRANSITS THE AREA...THE ENERGY ON THE BACK SIDE OF LOW IS QUITE BRIEF
AND INTENSE. THIS WILL BRING AN AREA OF INTENSE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
ALBEIT FAST. FOR THIS REASON...WE HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FOR HEAVY SNOW AND POSSIBLE MIXED PRECIP WHEN
THE INTENSITY SUBSIDES A BIT LATER TONIGHT BEFORE THE INTENSE SNOW
AND WIND ON THE BACKSIDE REACHES THE AREA. DUE TO THE TEMPS IN
BRISTOL BAY...EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT NO BLIZZARD WITH
TONIGHTS EVENT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LARGE UPPER LOW COMBINED WITH MULTIPLE
SURFACE LOWS ROTATING IN THE AREA. A VERY COMPLEX BUT RELATIVELY WEAK
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MEAN WARMER RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND COLDER AND SNOW SHOWERS ON
THE WESTERN BERING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA
TUESDAY NEAR ATTU AND PUSH EAST AND PULL APART. RELATIVELY BENIGN
WEATHER FOR THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
CURRENT DEEP LOW IN THE BERING WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT
RE-ESTABLISHES BY MID WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
MAINLAND AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WITH RAIN/SNOW MAINLY ALONG THE
COASTAL REGIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
WINTER STORM WARNING 155
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 152
HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 351 352
GALE 125 129 138 140 141 175 176 180 411 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 176 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NELSON DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:07 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:30 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:45 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:43 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 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.