Gale Warning 907, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 140616 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

UPDATED 131

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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SEWARD AT 976 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE
WEAKENING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 30 NM EAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT
DURING THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-141500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-141500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-141500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-141500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
910 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-141500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-141500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-141500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JM

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 141224
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB 20 NM WEST OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF
YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB LATE SUN. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS
EVENING AT 972 MB BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE TONIGHT.
$$

PKZ119-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING W 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY S AND W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-150300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ127-150300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ128-150300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-150300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ131-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-150300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-150300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-150300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ139-150300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 14 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

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 13