Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
766 FZAK52 PAFC 011239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 80 NM E OF CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN REDEVELOPS NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 975 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 980 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW FORMS THIS MORNING 50 NM N OF KISKA ISLAND AND STRENGTHENS TO 971 MB 60 NM NE OF KISKA ISLAND TUE EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 977 MB 125 NM SE OF ATKA WED NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW FORMS 225 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 90 NM SE OF CHIGNIK AT 975 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...WINDS DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E TO N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...E 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...N 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E TO N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...BERING SIDE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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117 FZAK52 PAFC 020038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER 974 MB LOW 185 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 17 FT . .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 1 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JM
007 FZAK52 PAFC 021241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 170 NM S COLD BAY MOVES TO 110 NM S OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 973 MB WED NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 70 NM SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 983 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SE OF ATKA MOVES TO NEAR 165 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 975 MB THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 978 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SW OF SHEMYA THU MORNING...THEN MOVES TO 130 NM SE OF SHEMYA WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 963 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 22 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...W 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
117 FZAK52 PAFC 030004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 160 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB THU EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 22 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 15 KT FROM COLD BAY E. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
651 FZAK52 PAFC 031218 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 105 NM S OF CAPE NEWENHAM WEAKENS TO 986 AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SW OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON... THEN MOVES TO 85 NM SE OF SHEMYA WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 957 MB FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 961 MB 160 NM NW OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW FORMS 135 NM N OF ADAK FRI MORNING AND STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB WHILE MOVING TO 250 NM SW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 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, 15 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 12:15 PM AKST, 15 hours 45 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 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 | 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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