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Gale Warning 955, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2013, 8:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 57 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 29, 2013, 8:45 AM AKST (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862 FZAK51 PAFC 291746 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 UPDATED 121 127 129 CORRECTED 125 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK INTENSIFIES TO 991 MB MON MORNING 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. THE SITKINAK LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1002 MB MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. $$ PKZ119-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 845 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-300300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300300- VALDEZ NARROWS 845 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300300- VALDEZ ARM 845 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 845 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-300300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-300300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-300300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-300300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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411 FZAK51 PAFC 300000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB COMPLEX LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 983 MB LOW WILL FORM 230 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MON EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 968 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF LATE TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-301500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-301500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-301500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-301500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-301500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-301500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
606 FZAK51 PAFC 301226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 972 MB BRISTOL BAY LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-310300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-310300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-310300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-310300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-310300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-310300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-310300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
445 FZAK51 PAFC 301637 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 UPDATED 121 128 129 130 141 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 972 MB BRISTOL BAY LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-310300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-310300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-310300- VALDEZ ARM 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-310300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-310300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-310300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-310300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
669 FZAK51 PAFC 301932 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 UPDATED ZONE 139 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 972 MB BRISTOL BAY LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-310300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-310300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-310300- VALDEZ ARM 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-310300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-310300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-310300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING...AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-310300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 1030 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 740 AM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
059 FZAK51 PAFC 310048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 969 MB BRISTOL BAY LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-311500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-311500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-311500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-311500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-311500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-311500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
812 FZAK51 PAFC 310411 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 UPDATED ZONES 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 969 MB BRISTOL BAY LOW ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY MORNING. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-311500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-311500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-311500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-311500- CHINIAK BAY 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-311500- MARMOT BAY 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-311500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 710 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
684 FZAK51 PAFC 311242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB TUE NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. THIS LOW THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 994 MB WED EVENING NEAR ANCHORAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TUE EVENING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ119-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-010300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-010300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-010300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-010300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-010300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-010300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-010300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 29, 5:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 5:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN DEC 29 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TRANS PACIFIC ZONAL FLOW ALONG 40 N CURVES INTO AN UPPER RIDGE OVER
SOUTHEAST AK THIS MORNING. A SERIES OF PERTURBATIONS ALONG THE
NORTHERN FLANK OF THE JET IS VISIBLE AS SMALL UPPER LOWS OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS...THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...AND THE NORTHERN GULF OF
AK. OTHERWISE WEAK UPPER RIDGING PERSISTS OVER INTERIOR AK. AT THE
SURFACE...SMALL LOWS ARE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING...THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...AND SOUTH OF ADAK...WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. WEAK RIDGING IS OVER MAINLAND AK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING LOCATION AND SPEED OF THE
PERTURBATIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN FLANK OF THE JET. THE EC SEEMS TO
HAVE THE BEST COMPROMISE SOLUTION...AND HAS BEEN USED THROUGH 84
HOURS. THIS MEANS THAT THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL MERGE WITH THE
BERING LOW...AND THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL SPAWN A NEW LOW SOUTH OF
SAND POINT THAT WILL BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER. WHILE THIS SAND POINT LOW
IS MOVING TO BRISTOL BAY BY TUE EVENING...AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST. WHEN THE BRISTOL
BAY LOW MOVES INTO WESTERN AK AND DISSIPATES ON WED...THE BERING LOW
IN TURN IS ABSORBED BY A NEW NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT CROSSES THE
ALEUTIANS NEAR ATKA WED EVENING...REACHING WESTERN AK ON THU.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...LINGERING RAIN FROM THE WEAK TROUGH
WILL TAPER OFF ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS OVER KODIAK
ISLAND TODAY. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE DRY AND THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO TUE. THE FRONT FROM THE BRISTOL BAY LOW WILL SPREAD
RAIN INTO KODIAK ISLAND TUE MORNING...AND RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON. TUE NIGHT INTO WED SNOW WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE COASTAL RANGES...BUT ANCHORAGE WILL BE DOWNSLOPED
BY SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE CHUGACH AND ONLY RECEIVE A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WED NIGHT FLOW BECOMES SOUTH AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...AS WELL AS CONTINUE FOR INLAND
ZONES.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THE PAST TWO DAYS HAS MOVED NORTHWARD AND
WEAKENED...USHERING IN DRIER CONDITIONS. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND STILL
RESIDES UNDER MOIST CYCLONIC FLOW WITH WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES
PROPAGATING THROUGH THE FLOW. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK FEATURES
WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY WITH RAIN MIXING IN
AT TIMES TOWARD THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES AS WARMER SURFACE AIR
SPILLS THROUGH THE GAPS. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH FROM THE ALEUTIANS
MOVES OVERHEAD TONIGHT...SPLITTING ENERGY BETWEEN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA. THAT FEATURE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THE SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AND OCCLUDE
AS IT APPROACHES. A PROLONGED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL LOOKS
POSSIBLE FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW LOOK TO BE THE MAIN THREATS. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY EVENING IN MOST AREAS. THE LOW
TRACK UP INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR WARMING AND DOWNSLOPE
DRYING ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES AS WELL AS VERY STRONG WINDS
THROUGH THE GAPS.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A COMPLEX UPPER LOW TAKES SHAPE TODAY OVER
THE BERING SEA. THE FIRST FRONT/TROUGH WILL SPREAD RAIN AND LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE AKPEN EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING WHILE
ANOTHER SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN LATE THIS EVENING. THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TAKE THE BRUNT OF THE SYSTEM WITH GUSTY WINDS
SHIFTING FROM THE EAST TO THE NORTH AND COLD RAIN. PRECIPITATION
INTENSITY LOOKS TO PLAY A ROLE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AS WELL. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING BUT LOCALLY HEAVIER BOUTS
OF PRECIPITATION COULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR PERIODS OF SNOW. THE SYSTEM
DEEPENS QUICKLY ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND EXITS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ACTIVE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH
THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH A BERING SEA UPPER LOW
SHIFTING OVER THE MAINLAND. LATE THIS WEEK A PATTERN CHANGE WILL BE
USHERED IN AS A COMPLEX UPPER LOW SHIFTS OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK
BRINGING A STRONG SURFACE LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE
EFFECT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BUILD RIDGING DOWNSTREAM OVER THE EASTERN
BERING ONTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT
SNOW FOR MOST AREAS OF THE MAINLAND EARLY THIS WEEKEND THEN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
ACTIVE WEATHER RESIDES WITH A MEANDERING NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT IS
POISED TO PHASE WITH THE KAMCHATKA SYSTEM...SENDING A FRONT NORTHWARD
OVER THE MAINLAND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 119 120 125 127 130 131 132 137 138 139 141 150 155
160 172 175 176 177 178 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 139
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS/ML DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr |
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