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Gale Warning 806, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2014, 3:39 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 5, 2014, 3:39 AM AKST (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2014, 3:07 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
605 FZAK52 PAFC 051239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 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. PKZ199-060145- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 976 MB LOW CENTERED 325 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 983 MB TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 969 MB WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 957 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 972 MB 375 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-060145- BRISTOL BAY- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060145- UNALASKA BAY- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-060145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-060145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-060145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-060145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-060145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-060145- ADAK TO KISKA- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-060145- KISKA TO ATTU- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-060145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-060145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 339 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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204 FZAK52 PAFC 060041 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 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. PKZ199-061315- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 967 MB THEN TO 220 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING. A 970 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTH OF PORT MOLLER SUN AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. $$ PKZ150-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-061315- BRISTOL BAY- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-061315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-061315- UNALASKA BAY- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-061315- ADAK TO KISKA- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE... 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-061315- KISKA TO ATTU- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-061315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-061315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-061315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 341 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
806 FZAK52 PAFC 061244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 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. PKZ199-070115- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 962 MB LOW AT 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE OVER UNIMAK PASS LATE SUN NIGHT AT 959 MB. $$ PKZ150-070115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070115- BRISTOL BAY- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-070115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-070115- UNALASKA BAY- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-070115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-070115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-070115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-070115- ADAK TO KISKA- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-070115- KISKA TO ATTU- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-070115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-070115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-070115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-070115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
860 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 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. PKZ199-071300- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI MON AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. A 963 MB LOW WILL BE 50 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-071300- BRISTOL BAY- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-071300- UNALASKA BAY- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-071300- ADAK TO KISKA- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-071300- KISKA TO ATTU- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-071300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-071300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 4, 4:34 PM AKST, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 4:34 PM AKST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 434 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THERE IS AN ELONGATED TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH MOISTURE STREAMING ALONG A FRONT THAT IS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND INTO KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS A DEVELOPING LOW JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF JAPAN MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST. THERE IS A RIDGE OVER THE ALASKA PANHANDLE PUSHING INTO THE EASTERN CORNER OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVER-ALL PATTERN BUT NOT SO MUCH IN AGREEMENT ON THE SMALLER SCALE DETAILS. THERE IS FAIRLY LARGE SPREAD IN THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALASKA PENINSULA TROUGH. MOSTLY THIS AFFECTS THE TIMING OF "SURGES" ALONG THE GULF/KODIAK FRONT. PREFER THE HI- RES MODELS (NAM AND REGIONAL GEM) FOR THESE FEATURES. THERE ARE ALSO SOME DIFFERENCES WITH A LOW (ORIGINALLY THE LOW OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN) SLIDING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPREAD WITH VARIOUS SURFACE LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA ON SUNDAY. PREFER THE GLOBAL MODELS (GFS AND ECMWF) FOR THIS TIME FRAME BUT WITH LOWER CONFIDENCE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WITH THE FRONT WEAKENING THIS EVENING MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE WET WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY. RADAR IS SHOWING PRECIPITATION WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW CONFINED NOW TO MAINLY THE SKWENTNA AREA AND ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE AK RANGE. SOME RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INTO PORTAGE VALLEY BUT EVEN THOSE SHOULD TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. FOR FRIDAY MOST PLACES WILL WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS THE NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE PUSHES UP FROM THE PANHANDLE BRIEFLY. THE BIGGEST EXCEPTION TO THIS IS KODIAK WHERE RAIN WILL CONTINUE WITH MOIST FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST. BY LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY THE NEXT FRONT WILL BE TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT THE GULF COAST RIGHT AROUND SUNSET. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE A TON OF THERMAL ADVECTION WITH IT SO TEMPERATURES SHOULD HOVER NEAR WHERE THEY ARE NOW MAKING FOR SNOW FOR INLAND AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RAIN CONTINUING AT MANY COASTAL LOCALES. THIS FRONT WILL STRUGGLE TO BRING PRECIPITATION INLAND VERY FAR WITH ALMOST NO UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. BY SATURDAY THE UPPER LEVEL NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE MAKES ANOTHER PUSH TOWARDS THE ANCHORAGE AREA. THIS WILL KEEP WARM MOIST AIR EMBEDDED IN VARIOUS WEAK WAVES HEADING TOWARDS THE COAST. THIS SHOULD ALSO SERVE TO TIGHTEN UP THE SOUTHEASTERLY GRADIENT GOING INTO SUNDAY. SO WINDS THROUGH THE TYPICAL AREAS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT FRONT LIFTS NORTH OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. IN ADDITION RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES WILL BE ON THE RISE AS THE FRONT AND AN ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSH ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. CROSS BARRIER FLOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL CREATE A SMALL DOWNSLOPE HOLE OVER NEAR KING SALMON LEADING TO MORE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WHILE THE ALASKA RANGE AND WESTERN CAPES WILL SEE A STEADY DOSE OF RAIN AND SNOW. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER THAN THOSE OBSERVED LAST NIGHT DUE TO THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND ASSOCIATED INSULATION PREVENTING THE GROUND FROM COOLING OFF AS MUCH. BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES (SOME PLACES NEAR 0 DEGREES IN THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY) WILL BE SEEN AS SKIES CLEAR A LITTLE BIT AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BEGIN TO USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SITUATED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS EVENING. WHILE THE LOW PUSHES SOUTH RAIN CHANCES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT. HOWEVER RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES WILL BE ON THE RISE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. MODELS HAVE GOTTEN INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THEY ARE NOW SHOWING THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT SKIRTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. ALSO THE LOW WILL HAVE BECOME COLD CORE PRIOR TO ENTERING THE COASTAL WATERS OF SHEMYA WHICH WILL LEAD TO A MORE NEUTRAL ADVECTION PATTERN INSTEAD OF A WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO A 12 TO 18 HOUR PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR SHEMYA. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE STORM FORCE LOW SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD TRANSITIONING INTO A COMPLEX SYSTEM BY SUNDAY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE ALEUTIANS SPREADING INTO THE LOWER BERING SEA. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK LOCATED OVER SIBERIA WHICH WILL PRODUCE NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. BY WEDNESDAY THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWS RANGING FROM ZERO TO MINUS FIVE BELOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE MODELS STRUGGLED WITH PLACEMENT OF THIS STORM FORCE LOW. THE GFS/ECMWF WERE THE PREFERRED MODELS OF CHOICE WITH THE NAM BEING THE OUTLIER WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGION WILL HAVE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE EXTENDING INTO THE MATSU VALLEY WESTWARD THROUGH THE YUKON DELTA BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE GULF. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL SHORTWAVES TRACKING THROUGH THE WESTERN/NORTHERN GULF BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND WARMER TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN FOR THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY THIS WEEKEND. ANY PRECIPITATION FALLING THROUGH THE WARM LAYER ALOFT WILL TURN INTO FREEZING PRECIPITATION AS IT TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE COLDER LAYER AT THE SURFACE. THE MODELS ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE SHORTWAVES AS THEY TRACK THROUGH GULF. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SYNOPTIC FEATURES. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 178. GALE 130 131 138 172 174 175 176 177 411. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL/SAM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MO SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC LONG TERM...PD
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Dec 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 5, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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