Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 906, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 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 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 140037 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. A MODERATE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ150-141500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT....DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ173-141500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-141500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-141500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-141500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-141500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141217 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. A MODERATE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN. $$ PKZ150-150300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT FROM COLD BAY W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 20 KT W OF UNALASKA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF UNALASKA. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-150300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-150300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-150300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-150300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-150300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141633 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 731 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 UPDATED ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. A MODERATE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN. $$ PKZ150-150300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT FROM COLD BAY W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 731 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 20 KT W OF UNALASKA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF UNALASKA. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-150300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-150300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-150300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-150300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-150300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150040 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA LATE SUN NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT FROM COLD BAY W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF COLD BAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-151500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-151500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-151500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-151500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-151500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151221 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EARLY MON MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ173-160300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-160300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-160300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-160300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-160300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-161500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-161500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-161500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 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SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 13, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE
MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH AN AXIS THAT RUNS FROM AROUND TO COLD
BAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS HOLDING
STRONG KEEPING A STRONG NORTHERLY GRADIENT OVER THE BERING SEA AND
WESTERN ALASKA WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THE LOW IN THE GULF IS ON TRACK TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS COLD ENOUGH THAT ALL
PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GULF COAST FROM
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND TO THE EAST. THIS AREA WILL SEE
SOME RAIN MIXED IN OVERNIGHT BEFORE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE AREA
FROM THE GULF TOMORROW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING THEIR TYPICAL DANCE WITH THE LOW
MOVING INTO THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE NAM
AND ECMWF BOTH HAVE THE LOW CENTER MORE DIFFUSE WITH THE ACTUAL
CENTER DRIFTING WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET. THE GFS KEEPS THE
LOW FARTHER EAST OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH A STRONGER
GRADIENT AROUND ITS CENTER. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALL THREE MODELS
HAVE THE LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THESE DIFFERENCES IN
LOW TRACK CAN HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS WHICH IS WHY
UNCERTAINTY CAN STILL BE FAIRLY HIGH EVEN AS THE STORM IS UPON THE
REGION. IN THE END THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE IMPACT AS FAR AS WHEN
THE SNOW WILL FALL RATHER THAN HOW MUCH. THE GENERAL STORY SO FAR FOR
THE COOK INLET REGION...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE...IS FOR SNOW THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH IT BECOMING LIGHT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE IT
INTENSIFIES AGAIN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
WHILE THIS STILL SEEMS LIKELY THE WAY THE LOW DANCE ALONG THE KENAI
MOUNTAINS COULD CHANGE THAT TIMING SOME. HOWEVER THERE SHOULD STILL
BE CLOSE TO THE FORECAST AMOUNTS OVER THE REGION BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...AS THE PREVIOUS SECTION MENTIONS THERE IS STILL A
LITTLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIER PERIODS OF
SNOWFALL IN THE COOK INLET REGION BUT THE CURRENT FORECAST AMOUNTS
STILL LOOK GOOD. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE
COOK INLET REGION SUNDAY AND THEN A CLEARING TREND WILL START SUNDAY
NIGHT OR MONDAY.
THE NORTH GULF COAST FROM CORDOVA EASTWARD WILL SEE RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ARRIVE EARLY SATURDAY
AND BRINGS SOME GOOD SNOWFALL INTO THAT AREA FOR TOMORROW THROUGH
TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR KEEPING THE SNOW GOING AT
A GOOD RATE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN BECOMING LIGHT FOR TOMORROW.
SOUTHWEST...THE LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA AND
THE LOW IN THE GULF SETS UP A PATTERN WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER
THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING SOME LOW WIND CHILLS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS
FROM THE GULF LOW THAT ARE PUSHED OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALEUTIAN
RANGE WITH SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ALONG THESE MOUNTAINS.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...WIDESPREAD STRATUS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
BERING SEA DUE TO THE COLD AIR RIDING OVER THE WARMER WATER. THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS WILL SEE ONGOING SNOW SHOWERS AS IS
TYPICAL IN THIS PATTERN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AND WEAKEN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK THIS WILL
BRING CLEARING TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND CONTINUED CLEAR SKIES TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL NOT LAST TERRIBLY LONG AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE DEVELOPS AGAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WHICH WILL BRING THE JET
STREAM AND A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN BACK INTO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW 101 141.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 121.
MARINE...GALE 119 130 132 139 155 165 170 172 179 180 181.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130-141 150 160 165 179 180 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 14, 8:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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