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Gale Warning 941, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 24, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 FZAK51 PAFC 241248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 997 MB LATE WED MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING...LEAVING A RESIDUAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-250300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-250300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-250300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-250300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-250300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-250300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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654 FZAK51 PAFC 250029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
295 FZAK51 PAFC 250646 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 136 138 141 FOR HEADLINES 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
899 FZAK51 PAFC 250654 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 950 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
455 FZAK51 PAFC 251000 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 0100 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 0100 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 950 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
674 FZAK51 PAFC 251258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1000 MB THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING WITH A WEAK TROUGH REMAINING IN THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ119-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-260300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-260300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 23 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN ON TODAY'S
WEATHER MAP SHOWS A LOW IN THE ARCTIC WITH TROUGH EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
OVER THE ALCAN BORDER WITH ANOTHER LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF ATTU.
IN BETWEEN THERE IS A FAIRLY HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHICH IS BUILDING EASTWARD. WHILE THE
MAIN JET STREAM LIES WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THERE SI A JET
STREAK OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WHICH HELPED TO INCREASE WINDS IN
THE AREA TODAY. THIS FEATURE IS ALSO MOVING EASTWARD AND OUT OF THE
AREA.
AT THE SURFACE THERE IS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND INTERIOR
OF THE STATE AS A LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF MOVES EASTWARD. A STRONG
965 MB LOW IS SOUTH OF ATTU WITH A FRONT THAT STRETCHES INTO THE
BERING SEA AND THEN BACK OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE
WEATHER PATTERN ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IS COMING UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WHICH THE
MODELS DO AGREE UPON BUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE REGIONS A DIFFERENT
STORY. THE FIRST ITEM WHERE THE MODELS HAVE A DISCREPANCY IS WITH A
LOW DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT WHICH WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF TOMORROW. THE 12Z NAM WAS THE MODELS PREFERRED DUE
TO ITS TRACK AND STRENGTH. THIS WILL IMPACT HOW MUCH
PRECIPITATION...IF ANY...WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT KODIAK AS THE NAM SOLUTION KEEPS
PRECIPITATION TYPE SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE ISLAND WHERE THE GFS SOLUTION
WOULD CHANGE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND TO RAIN.
THESE DIFFERENCE ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THE MESS THAT COMPRISES THE
MODELS SOLUTIONS IN THE ALEUTIANS FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARD. WHAT CAN BE
ASCERTAINED IS THAT THERE WILL LIKELY BE THREE SEPARATE LOW CENTERS.
FIVE DIFFERENT MODELS HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AS TO WHERE THEY
WILL ALL BE BY THURSDAY. AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULTY THESE MODELS
ARE HAVING IS FOUND IN THAT THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTION IS CLOSER
TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION THAT IT IS TO THE GFS'S OWN OPERATIONAL
SOLUTION. THEREFORE THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS OF THE
FORECASTS FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA IN THE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY TIME PERIOD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR OVERNIGHT FOR MOST OF
THE AREA. THE DECREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO DIMINISH WINDS
BRINGING IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TONIGHT THAN HAS BEEN
SEEN FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHICH
WILL SEE CLOUDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY
MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL SEE INCREASED CLOUD
COVER TOMORROW AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE GULF. AT THIS TIME IT
LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW FOR THE GULF
COAST...WITH THE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO SEE ANY BEING THE CORDOVA AREA.
SOUTHWEST...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE SOME OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE FRONT
PUSHING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP ANY SNOW
RELEGATED TO ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. AS SOON AS THIS WAVE MOVES
THROUGH THERE SHOULD BE SOME CLEARING AGAIN UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH THIS REGION IS
THE PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR THIS REGION.
HOWEVER IT DOES LOOK LIKELY THAT PREDOMINATE SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BE
OVER MOST OF THIS AREA BRINGING IN MOSTLY RAIN TO THE AREA WITH JUST
A LITTLE BIT OF SNOWFALL IN A FEW AREAS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY DRY
UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE ALEUTIANS DUE TO THE MODEL
UNCERTAINTY. HOWEVER THE STORM TRACK WILL BE IN THIS REGION SO
PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 131 132 155 165 170 172 179 180 181 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 139 181 185.
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 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:56 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr |
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