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Gale Warning 943, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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 24, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
FOR TYPOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE STATE
HAS A LOW IN THE ARCTIC AND A SECOND ONE NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH EXTENDS OUT OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AND THEN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS IS BRINGING THE
JET STREAM INTO THE EASTERN GULF WHICH CAN BE SEEN WELL ON SATELLITE.
AN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE OF NOTE IS A TRIPLE POINT IN THE NORTHERN GULF
WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF THE GREATEST LIFT IN THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.
AT THE SURFACE A LARGE LOW IS NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHICH
EXTENDS OVER A GOOD AMOUNT OF THE BERING SEA. THERE IS ALSO A FRONTAL
ZONE IN THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST BERING SEA.
THE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS OVER ALL ARE DOING BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
THE MASSIVE DISCREPANCY IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS BEGINNING TO BE
RESOLVED WITH MODELS CONVERGING TO THE GENERAL SOLUTION THE ECMWF WAS
PRESENTING YESTERDAY.
WHILE THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST
GULF THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW WELL THEY HAVE DETECTED THE
TRIPLE POINT IN THE FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF THAT CAN BE SEEN ON
BOTH IR AND VISIBLE SATELLITE. THE WAY THIS FEATURE HAS DEVELOPED
INCREASES THE CHANCE THAT THE AREA AROUND CORDOVA AND FARTHER
EASTWARD WILL SEE SNOWFALL THIS EVENING AS THIS WAVE PUSHES FARTHER
NORTHWARD THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION THE TRIPLE POINT IN
THE NORTHERN GULF HAS BECOME A MORE PROMINENT FEATURE AND WILL LIKELY
BRING SOME SNOW INTO SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS
EVENING.
THE KODIAK AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOWFALL AND A FEW AREAS OF
LIMITED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE EVENING UNTIL COLDER AND DRIER AIR
MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES ON THE EASTERN SIDE
OF THE ISLAND HAVE REACHED INTO THE MID 30S WHICH HAS CAUSED AREAS
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TO MIX WITH OR TURN TO RAIN. THE OTHER PARTS OF
EASTERN KODIAK ISLAND HAVE SEEN VISIBILITIES A LITTLE BETTER THAN
EXPECTED DUE TO THE WARMER TEMPERATURES. AS THE TRANSITION TO COLDER
AIR OCCURS LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING THERE MAY BE A SHORT
PERIOD OF BLOWING SNOW IN KODIAK...BUT THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRIER AIR
SHOULD RAPIDLY TAPER OFF THE SNOWFALL RATES SO IT LIKELY WILL BE VERY
SHORT LIVED.
SOUTHWEST...THE NORTHERN COAST OF BRISTOL BAY IS SEEING A FEW AREAS
OF LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH THE WEAKENING FRONT MOVING THROUGH THAT AREA.
FARTHER INLAND THE FEW CLOUDS THAT ARE PUSHING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL
DISSIPATE AS THEY RUN INTO THE RIDGE LEAVING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER
MOST OF THE INLAND AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ALASKA PENINSULA/ALEUTIANS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH THE LOWS
STAYING SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL KEEP MILD TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS
OF RAIN AND SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ALEUTIANS AGAIN
THURSDAY AS THE NEXT ORGANIZED SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL KEEP
THE STORM TRACK SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND AREA FOR MOST OF THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK. BY THE WEEKEND THERE MAY BE ENOUGH OF A SHIFT IN
THE PATTERN TO BRING MORE MOISTURE TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 127 130-137 177 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 127 130 139 181 185.
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 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 9:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 5:00 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.