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Gale Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2012, 4:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2012, 4:45 PM AKST (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 FZAK51 PAFC 010146 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 90 NM EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS TO 36 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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324 FZAK51 PAFC 010521 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 90 NM EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 820 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS TO 36 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
613 FZAK51 PAFC 010607 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 905 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB 90 NM EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 905 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 445 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS TO 36 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
995 FZAK51 PAFC 011242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 17 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
982 FZAK51 PAFC 020004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISHNG TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
377 FZAK51 PAFC 021244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Dec 31, 12:15 PM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 12:15 PM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 PM AKST MON DEC 31 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH
FAIRLY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND WESTERN
BERING. THE THIRD MAJOR LOW IN FOUR DAYS IS INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC AND HEADED DUE NORTH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
THIS LOW IS BEING FUELED BY A 140 KT DUE SOUTHERLY JET BRINGING WARM
AIR NORTHWARD FROM THE TROPICS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA HAVE BEGUN TO COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS APPROACHING
LOW...AND HAVE THUS RECENTLY SWITCHED TO NORTHERLY ACROSS COOK INLET
FROM KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY. GAP WINDS...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AS WELL. OUT
WEST...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING AS THE
REGION IS CAUGHT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST AND LOWER
PRESSURES TO THE EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE POSITIONS/TIMING OF
THE APPROACHING LOW CENTER. THE MOST GLARING DISCREPANCY IS WITH THE
NAM MODEL THAT IS NEARLY 10 MB WEAKER THAN ALL OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS
WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW. MEANWHILE...THE ECMWF IS A TAD SLOWER
THAN THE MODEL CONSENSUS WITH THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
LOW...AND HAS BEEN PLAYING CATCH-UP FOR SEVERAL RUNS. ALL OF THIS
LEADS TO A PREFERENCE TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION FOR UPDATES TO THE 0-48
HOUR FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. BEYOND 48 HOURS...A COMPLEX LOW
REDEVELOPS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...WITH THE GFS
SPREADING THE ENERGY BETWEEN TWO MAIN LOWS...WHILE THE ECMWF AND
OTHER GLOBAL MODELS FOCUS MORE OF THE ENERGY ON A SINGLE LOW SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. WITH THE JET STAYING FAR TO THE
SOUTH...IT SEEMS MOST LIKELY THE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST LOWS WILL
HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN. THUS THERE IS A PREFERENCE TOWARD
THE ECMWF SOLUTION BEYOND 48 HOURS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE ONCE AGAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE LENGTH OF TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...AND THE UPPER
HILLSIDE OF ANCHORAGE. THIS STORM WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE
STORM YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...THIS LOW WILL REACH PEAK INTENSITY JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING...SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHER NORTH
THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM. THIS MEANS THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE FRONT WILL LIKELY STILL BE LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE...UNLIKE THE STORM YESTERDAY WHERE THE STORM WAS
WEAKENING AND STRONGEST WINDS WERE MOVING ALOFT BY THE TIME THE STORM
CAME THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL. AS SUCH...THE WATCHES WILL BE UPGRADED TO
WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER DIFFERENCE
WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE A BIT COOLER THAN
THE PREVIOUS STORMS. WHILE RAIN WILL STILL FALL AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN
PASS...WILL LIKELY SEE HEAVY WET SNOW DEVELOP AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST...AS WITH THE LAST STORM...EXPECT WIDESPREAD PRECIP TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ASSOCIATED THE FRONTAL PASSAGE FOLLOWED BY SHOWERY
PRECIP AND SOUTHERLY WINDS ONCE THE FRONT AND LOW MOVE PAST. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER WITH
THIS STORM THAN THE LAST...SO THINK ANY AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN/DRIZZLE AROUND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BE ISOLATED AND
RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED. OVER BRISTOL BAY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE NORTHERN ALEUTIAN
RANGE...PRIMARILY AROUND LAKE ILIAMNA. WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST WILL BE TRENDED SLIGHTLY UPWARD BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
WARNING-LEVEL.
BERING AND AND ALEUTIANS...GALE-FORCE FRONT MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DEVELOP INTO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF
ADAK BY TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DROP INTO THE BASE OF A VERY
LARGE BUT FAIRLY WEAK CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY
TUE EVENING. OVERALL...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
BERING SEA REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THOUGH INDIVIDUAL LOWS
THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK AND
SHORT-LIVED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL PULL SLIGHTLY WESTWARD INTO THE WESTERN TO
CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS WILL SHIFT MEAN FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY. WHILE THIS SHOULD BRING AN END TO
THE RAPID-FIRE WINDSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...IT WILL LEAVE THE
MAINLAND IN A FAIRLY MILD PATTERN. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
SINK BACK CLOSER TO NORMAL...NO SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWNS ARE ON THE
HORIZON.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132 138 150
GALE 125 128 129 140 141 155 160 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD DEC 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:01 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.