Storm Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Dec 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

683 
FZAK52 PAFC 090021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 955 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AT 971 MB.
$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 30 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING
TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 26
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

JM

872 
FZAK52 PAFC 091230
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 963 MB.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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