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Gale Warning 890, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 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
- Dec 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 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.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB COMPLEX LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A 1009 MB LOW 160 NM S OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NE OF SHEMYA MON EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NW OF ADAK AT THE SAME STRENGTH EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...FROM UNALASKA E...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-100300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-100300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-100300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF KISKA...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-100300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA E....SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-100300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 091257 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 172 FOR TUE PERIOD FOR WINDS 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 MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB COMPLEX LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A 1009 MB LOW 160 NM S OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NE OF SHEMYA MON EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NW OF ADAK AT THE SAME STRENGTH EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...FROM UNALASKA E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...FROM UNALASKA E...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF UNALASKA...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-100300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-100300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-100300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF KISKA...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-100300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA E....SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-100300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA TUE MORNING THEN TO NEAR ADAK AT 1010 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL BE ABSORBED INTO A 984 MB LOW 385 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK...WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ150-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES FROM COLD BAY WEST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-101500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-101500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-101500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-101500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101221 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-110300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-110300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-110300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101933 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-110300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-110300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-110300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-110300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110048 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WED. A 1010 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ150-111500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-111500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-111500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-111500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-111500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT . SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-111500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-120300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-120300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-120300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-120300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF AMCHITKA PASS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-120300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-120300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 8, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST SUN DEC 8 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THOUGH THE HIGHEST HEIGHTS HAVE NOW BEGUN TO RETREAT TO THE SOUTHEAST. WIDESPREAD SUBSIDENCE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE INVERSION IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE...WITH DENSE FOG LOCKED IN PLACE PRIMARILY AROUND THE COOK INLET REGION. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANISMS TO MOVE OR ALTER THE AIRMASS THIS FOG REMAINS STAGNANT AND PERSISTENT. A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS SPREADING SLOWLY NORTHWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WITH LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS. MEANWHILE OUT WEST...A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS SENDING WEAK IMPULSES OF RAIN AND WIND THROUGH THE AREA WITH FAIRLY MINOR IMPACT. OVERALL...TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AS THE JET STREAM REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...WELL NORTH OF ITS USUAL POSITION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT ON THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA CONTINUING TO BREAK DOWN OVER THE COMING DAYS. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE TO ENTER THE AREA WILL BE A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF TOMORROW MORNING...AND WILL BRING GENERALLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND EVEN PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS LARGER UNCERTAINTY REGARDING AN UPPER TROUGH THAT DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH HOW QUICK AND HOW STRONG THIS FEATURE WILL BE...BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW FAR NORTH THE IMPACTS FROM A LOW IN THE GULF ARE ABLE TO SPREAD BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS MODELS HAVE ALL TRENDED TOWARD THIS UPPER LOW ARRIVING IN SOUTHERN ALASKA IN TIME TO KEEP MOST OF THE GULF MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH. THUS WILL KEEP CHANCES FOR PRECIP FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK CONFINED TO THE COASTLINE AT THIS TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH FLOW IN THE LOWEST SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE NON-EXISTENT THE FOG AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HARDLY BUDGE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AS MID-LEVEL CLOUDS APPROACH ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH FOG SHOULD LIFT A BIT. HOWEVER...THIS ADDED WEAK LIFT ALSO INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TO DEVELOP FROM THE WESTERN KENAI UP TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY. MEASURABLE PRECIP IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...AND THUS DO NOT EXPECT ANY ICE ACCUMULATION EVEN IN AREAS THAT DO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. STARTING MONDAY EVENING THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL COOL-DOWN AS SEASONABLY COOL AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH IN THE WAKE OF THE RETREATING RIDGE. NEXT CHANCE FOR SNOW IS WEDNESDAY...THOUGH AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION THE TREND IS TOWARD THE LOW IN THE GULF REMAINING TOO FAR SOUTH TO HAVE MAJOR IMPACT. SOUTHWEST...THE ATMOSPHERE IS IN A GENERALLY SIMILAR STATE TO SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH WARM AIR ALOFT AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE. LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORTWAVE APPROACHING THE REGION WILL BE A BIT STRONGER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...AND THUS EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE OF MEASURABLE (BUT STILL LIGHT) PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE WIDELY VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE DELTA. WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT BEGINNING THIS EVENING. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AS THE STORM TRACK SLOWLY SHIFTS FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE GULF REGION MOST OF THE BERING WILL REMAIN IN FAIRLY BENIGN FLOW OVERALL. A WEAK LOW WILL SPIN UP OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT...BUT IMPACTS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND FAIRLY MINIMAL AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL PREVENT THIS LOW FROM MUCH INTENSIFICATION. GENERALLY MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BEFORE A MORE NORTHERLY FLOW GRADUALLY TAKES HOLD. .LONG TERM FORECAST... EXTENDED MODELS ARE STARTING TO AGREE ON THE GENERAL IDEA THAT THE MAINLAND WILL SLOWLY SINK BACK INTO NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF THE COMING WEEK. THE STORM TRACK WILL SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF...WHICH IS LIKELY TO KEEP THE MAINLAND COLD AND DRY HEADING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111 121 145 MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE AMD DEC 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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