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Gale Warning 945, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 FZAK52 PAFC 251247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 991 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 965 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 968 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-260300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-260300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-260300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JM
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531 FZAK52 PAFC 260030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AT 965 MB AND THEN TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-261500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-261500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-261500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
803 FZAK52 PAFC 260447 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 747 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 UPDATED ZONES 160 172 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AT 965 MB AND THEN TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY 747 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 747 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-261500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-261500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 747 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-261500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
680 FZAK52 PAFC 261221 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 963 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI MORNING AT 965 MB WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRACK TO 600 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA SAT MORNING AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-270300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-270300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-270300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-270300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-270300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JM
461 FZAK52 PAFC 270005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THU AND EARLY FRI. A 960 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK BY FRI EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-271500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-271500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-271500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
384 FZAK52 PAFC 271232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 475 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON..W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-280300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-280300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-280300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM
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, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| 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 | 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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