Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 198, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. A 989 MB LOW FORMS OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR 75 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-180300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-180300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-180300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-180300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 45. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-180300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171517 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 615 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TODAY. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED MORNING 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND DRIFTS TO 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 982 MB BY THU MORNING. A SECOND LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON 70 NM WEST OF COLD BAY AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-180300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-180300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-180300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-180300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 45. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-180300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180045 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL PUSH INTO THE BERING SEA WED. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO A 977 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR TOGIAK AT 990 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-181500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-181500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-181500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 16, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST MON DEC 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL PLANETARY TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO SE AK
THIS MORNING...WITH SMALLER TROUGHS EXTENDING TO THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA AND FROM YAKUTAT SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN AK. A JET IS
FOCUSED ON THE NORTHEAST GULF AT IT MOVES INTO CANADA. AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW IS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AS A SECOND LOW
APPROACHES SOUTHEAST AK. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES INTERIOR AK AND THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FEATURE...A
LOW AROUND 40N 170E...IS SENDING AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TO THE
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS AGREE THAT THE WEAKENING LOW OVER THE GULF WILL DRIFT EAST
TONIGHT...AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS
GRADIENT WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF
BEGINNING MON AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO WED.
IN THE MEANTIME...THE FRONT APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS WILL ARRIVE TUE
MORNING. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM TUE EVENING NEAR ADAK...AND A
SECOND TRIPLE POINT WILL FORM A LOW ON A FRONT NEAR THE AKPEN WED
AFTERNOON. AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE GULF...THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WED NIGHT...WITH THE FRONT
REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST WED NIGHT...AND THE LOW ITSELF ON FRI.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OFF THE BERING WILL END AS THE
INFLUENCE OF THE FRONT TAKES OVER TONIGHT. E TO SE GALE TO STORM
FORCE WIND WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE CHAIN TUE INTO WED...WITH SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND GALES CAN THEN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THU AS REMNANT LOWS CONSOLIDATE AND MAINTAIN
CYCLONIC FLOW THROUGH THAT TIME.
FOR SW AK....COLD AND GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL
THE FRONT ARRIVES TUE NIGHT INTO WED WITH WIND AND SNOW. AS WARM AIR
ARRIVES WED NIGHT INTO THU...SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN...WITH
SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE WHERE COLD AIR IS TRAPPED IN VALLEYS.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WITH WIND
AND SNOW COMBINING FOR A THOMPSON PASS BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH TUE
AFTERNOON...AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN FOR SEWARD AND
WHITTIER. BY TUE AFTERNOON THE GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX AND END THE
WIND. THE BERING FRONT WILL ARRIVE OVER KODIAK WED AND REACH THE
NORTH GULF COAST THU WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WED NIGHT INTO
THU. SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...REACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST
WED AFTERNOON AND MOVING INLAND WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. ANY MIXING
WITH RAIN AT SEA LEVEL WILL BE LIMITED TO PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LATER ON THU.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SWITCH OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
SAT...AND THEN ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT ARRIVES SUN OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW FOR THE CHAIN...WHICH REACHES SW
AK BY MON. SE OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE MAINLY PERIODS OF SNOW
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK,
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 130 138 141 150
GALES 127 131 155 165 170 171 172 178 179
STORMS 173 174 175 176 177
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:56 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Dec 17, 5:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 17, 10:09 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 111 min |
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