Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 892, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2013, 4:00 PM 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A 984 MB LOW 385 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 285 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 982 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-101500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ127-101500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-101500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-101500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-101500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-101500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-101500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 101246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB WED MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 990 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-110300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ127-110300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-110300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-110300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-110300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-110300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-110300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110036 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. LIGHT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. LIGHT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-111500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-111500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-111500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-111500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-111500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-111500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-111500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110155 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 CORRECTION TO ZONE 119 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 50 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-111500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-111500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-111500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-111500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-111500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-111500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-111500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB THU MORNING 130 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BAY...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB THU AFTERNOON 20 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-120300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-120300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-120300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-120300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-120300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH SIDE...N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SOUTH SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-120300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111855 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 UPDATED AREAS 121 AND 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB THU MORNING 130 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BAY...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB THU AFTERNOON 20 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 955 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-120300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-120300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 955 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-120300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-120300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-120300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH SIDE...N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SOUTH SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-120300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111937 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 UPDATED AREA 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB THU MORNING 130 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BAY...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB THU AFTERNOON 20 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 955 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1035 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-120300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-120300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 955 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-120300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-120300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-120300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NORTH SIDE...N WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SOUTH SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-120300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 120018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 25 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 994 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-121500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-121500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 11 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 9 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE STATE IS STILL IN PLACE BUT IS WEAKENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE BERING SEA MOVES EASTWARD AND UNDERCUTS IT. THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PATTERN CHANGE WHICH WILL PUT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ALSO BRING MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE STATE AS THE WARMEST AIR MOVES ON TO THE SOUTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE THE IS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE...EXTENDING OUT OF THE LARGE RIDGE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS PUSHING NORTHEAST AND WILL DISPLACE THE SURFACE RIDGE AS THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHIFTS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTER FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS IS IN REGARD TO THE LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THAT WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATER IN THE WEEK. THE MODELS ALL TRACK TO LOW TO A SIMILAR LOCATION...HOWEVER THERE IS NO AGREEMENT IF THE LOW WILL ELONGATE INTO MULTIPLE CENTERS AND IF SO WHICH CENTER WILL HAVE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF ENERGY. AS SUCH THE CENTRAL PRESSURES VARY BY AROUND 10 MB ON THESE MODELS AS WELL. THESE DIFFERENCES WILL LIKELY GET IRONED OUT AS THE WEEK GOES ON AND THE MODELS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...FOG IS DISSIPATING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS THE UPPER LEVEL WARM CORE RIDGE WEAKENS. THERE WILL ALSO BE PARTIAL CLEARING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE SURFACE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHERN ALASKA AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE AREA FROM CLEARING OUT COMPLETELY...AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL LIKELY REMAIN CLOUDY UNDER THIS SHORT WAVE. THIS PATTERN IS ALSO SHAPING UP FOR SOME STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA....THERE SHOULD BE AN OVERALL TREND OF DECREASING CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT BUT THOSE SHOULD ALSO DIMINISH TOMORROW AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES AND BRINGS BETTER MIXING TO THE ATMOSPHERE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS ARE ALL SUPPORTING A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERING OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A RIDGE AMPLIFYING OVER KAMCHATKA. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE THE GULF WATERS AT THE END OF THE WEEK BRINGING A WARM MOIST AIR MASS TO THE NORTHERN GULF. DISTURBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH BRING INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEKEND BUT ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE LOW AND HOW FAR THE FRONT PUSHES WESTWARD WILL BE KEY INGREDIENTS AS TO WHETHER THERE IS SNOW OR IF THERE IS ENOUGH WARM AIR MOVING IN TO CAUSE SOME OF IT TO TURN TO RAIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ONE TO WATCH AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 150 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 9, 5:36 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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